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Quote of the Day

“For it is not inertia alone that is responsible for human relationships repeating themselves from case to case, indescribably monotonous and unrenewed: it is shyness before any sort of new, unforeseeable experience with which one does not think oneself able to cope. But only someone who is ready for everything, who excludes nothing, not even [...]

Quote of the Day

“I don’t think people are meant to be by themselves. That’s why if you find someone you actually care about, it’s important to let go of the little things. Even if you can’t let go all the way. Because nothing sucks more than being all alone. No matter how many people are around.”

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Poetry Friday

FOR NOTHING

Earth a flower A phlox on the steep slopes of light hanging over the vast solid spaces small rotten crystals; salts.

Earth a flower by a gulf where a raven flaps by once a glimmer, a color forgotten as all falls away.

A flower for nothing; an offer; no taker;

Snow-trickle, feldspar, dirt.

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I got nothin’ …

… to separate last night’s QOTD poem, and Poetry Friday except this little snippet. Deal with it.

Organise!

BILLY BRAGG – THERE IS POWER IN A UNION

There is power in a factory, power in the land Power in the hands of a worker But it all amounts to nothing if together we don’t stand There is power in a Union

Now the lessons of the past were all learned with workers’ [...]

Video Poetry (part ‘Merkin)

AMERICA by Allen Ginsberg

America I’ve given you all and now I’m nothing. America two dollars and twentyseven cents January 17, 1956. I can’t stand my own mind. America when will we end the human war? Go fuck yourself with your atom bomb. I don’t feel good don’t bother me. I won’t write my [...]

Julie 2, Cars 1

A couple weeks ago, the Mistress posted this screed.

Today, the cars came close to evening up the score … haven’t got all the details yet, but it appears that Julie got smacked this morning and broke her hand.

Hope she kicked the shit out of the car while waiting to go to the hospital.

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