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This could easily be the lyrics to a punk song. Keep up the good work, VP.

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Haha, thanks House! Will do. More poetic power to you as well!

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Joni Mitchell punk.

Dude.

Folk Punk with a Mosh Pit.

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I love this piece, I enjoyed reading it and relay to well to the emotions here. Thank you VP!

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Hey Charlotte, thanks so much for the kind feedback. I had been wanting to say this for so long a time but couldn’t quite articulate it. Then all of a sudden-boom! Glad you loved it. 🥰

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That is really good. I know just what you mean. When I get to my computer I will restack with a quote. This is an instant classic.

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1000 thanks 🙏 appreciate you!

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What happened over at Instagram?

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No idea. I can’t post anything on Threads but I can post on IG. Maybe they’re catching on to me?

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It might be just a glitch. It happened to another writer on IG, and his stuff is non-political just pure poetry. I don't know. It's ridiculous. I tried leaving you a comment on IG and I couldn't.

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Thanks for checking. Maybe I’ll give it a day or two and see what happens.

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Yeah, I can view your posts and like them, but can't leave a comment.

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Now it seems to be working.

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Weird. I didn’t change any settings either. We shall see.

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I’ve sat in places like that, VP, and they’re very much like that, but I don’t usually doom scroll in public. Well done!

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Thanks so much Paul.

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I was there in the booth with you.

Since I'm a word Not-See when I read the word: "mined"

my cruise-control spell check invaded my thoughts until I read it twice and then said: Good word choice.

"Newfangled Mental Institution" indeed.

My view is we are at the last stage of humanity which is the Happy Slave that will do the Donald Sutherland end of Invasion of the Brain Snatchers if you oppose their bliss.

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Thanks so much Patrick. Kudos for catching the homonyms mind mined. We’re in the final stages of something which I hope is the great awaykening (sic) from the matrix and rebuilding a system where we can all live freely and abundantly. The Body Snatchers reference really hits home as I saw that film for the first time last year and it scared the crap out of me. So true.

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I really enjoyed this and could easily relate to the sentiment, thank you 🙏🏻

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Thanks Susan! You're very welcome. Always wanted to express this kind of sentiment, but couldn't find either the time or all the words...until recently. That's when it all kind of fell into place.

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I know that one as well , its all in the practise and your words fell beautifully in place.💝

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Hope all is good. Hey.... come on by here sometime, daily prompts, get to meet up with fellow poets: https://www.honeygloom.com/s/horror-haiku-club

IG has a bunch of prompt contests daily too.

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