Smiling platitudes
Smug, vain, vacuous bromides
An empty costume
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Pornographic Venn Diagramming
It's all performative, all damned to death and back. Born we are into this system of crippled development. Portrayed as enlightenment, but the reality is anything but. . I have long rallied against such realities, despite the burial of my past innocence, forgotten sanctity. . I wrote down some thoughts: . Well hallelujah Spread thin Tongue twisting tautogrammic takes of trauma and triumph Male shame and toxicity mixed with a little alienation and Oh oh the resentment Wafer thin . Xenophobia and the hardened husk of hatred and illegitimate anger and distrust we have become . . Desperation . . The secret language of the sextape . . Pornographic Venn diagramming . The shame, oh the . Shame? . Generation after generation closed off and colder . Heart unresponsive as the irresponsible as the moral vocal cords for the majority . . Minorities kerbed, chided . . We become the grotesque we loathe . . All our yesterdays forgotten The abstract replaces the grounded In an instant . . We become the loathsome grotesque . . All our tomorrows forgotten The grounded replaces the pure In an instant . . We become the grotesque we loathe . . I have become that which I hate. As I bring down the hammer of the gods of inconsequence and their wards, the stupid and stationary, I feel the shame. . . Shame? . . Slàinte. . . Merci beaucoup Oui, oui Ventus, ventus. . . Lilith adores. Diana engorges the might of Artemis and the cynicism of Perseus. . . As I look to the mirror and dismay shoots through like a sgian-dubh of truth, claidheamh-mòr, I lift my Lochaber axe and punish the impure because I dare not face my own. Targe laid down. The dirk plunges into my neck by the phantom of reason. . . Fire. Fire. Fire. . . Water. Ice. . . Novocaine. . . Any D&D players available.Start writing...
By Paul Stewart3 days ago in Poets
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I’m with Rachel, really nice hair - and even more so, really nice face. I’d much rather look this man on the news any day compared to the orange temper tantrum inclined tyrant we have. I hate to think JT was not as good for Canada as he appeared, but I understand such a concern all too well.
I liked him, but I think his message got stale, and his time was past due. This should have happened a year ago. Perhaps then there would have been time for new leader to build popularity. PP scares me. He's like a mini Trump, and I can't stand him. I also don't think Singh stands a chance. So yeah, we're screwed.
Such lovely hair. So what now, Canada?
Again, I think I'm lacking context, I'm so sorry 😅😅
Now this was powerful! Incredibly done, DJ! 💌
you didnt pull punches with this one! well done, DJ!