Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: fediverse/2279 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ There's a lot that can get done in a work week. That's like, five whole days! What kinds of things can you get done at work in a week? .... Oh really? That's... well, not ideal. But like... what are you doing then while at work, NOT working? Oh, it's just bullshit work you're doing? [nuts, cursing mentioned, one sec] So, like, if you aren't doing stuff... Maybe that means you're kept from your full potential doing things that don't matter to you? Huh that's not a great deal. But, uh... If you had five days to live, what would you do? It's not like you can see the world, but hey I've already done that. It's not like you can save it either, that's not something you build - rather, it's more like a garden. But I guess you can lay the foundation, give cause for the fight, and that's decent enough of a start, at least when you've only got five nights. ... I guess I got some writing to do, haven't I? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2280 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: uspol-spirituality-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ Today the tone seemed to have shifted, there was a lot more resolution as I rode by. What a feeling, to be bolstered when shaking! Like swimming for land after just a bit too long at sea, or collapsing into bed after another day of wage slavery. I'm proud of that instinct, the sudden clarity of unified determination. I'm proud of that blessing, the gift of an ace of hearts. It's not June anymore, but I'm proud anyway. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2281 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── I'd be a terrible spy. Not only is my opsec something that someone needs to teach me, I'm much too busy to implement things without their help. I am unabashedly compassionate though, so just ask and I'll pour love from my heart. But hey! There's always time to practice, each moment you can think "what kind of a sign is this?" Like a crazy person following the will of god, or a nature witch listening to the wind in the trees. What they often get wrong, and what they could be better at hearing, is that signals are not signs unless they're out of the ordinary. Trick is, if you're a spy, then you need to leave signals that are visible enough to your quarry, but not to the stars. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2282 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── Point is, protests work, but they will do everything in their power to make them work against us just as much as they work in our favor. They will divide us, they will contain us, they will try. Portland fared better, if Unicorn Riot TV was to be believed. I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes next time round. Ah, well, people only protest when the bad guy's in charge, right? Ha [3/3] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2283 ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┐ ║ Except what they really did was split us. For apparently after we turned from │ ║ the commercial section, toward the bridge toward the university, the other half │ ║ went south instead. Toward the commercial section. Or perhaps it was just │ ║ because we had stopped. │ ║ │ ║ Down there, it became the riot which was shown on TV. I can't help but wonder │ ║ how much more peaceful we would be if we were led where our leaders intended. │ ║ Alas. │ ║ │ ║ When we split, some of us followed toward the east. But then they stopped │ ║ coming, and the little blob faded into the background as everyone returned or │ ║ went home. │ ║ │ ║ I stayed and watched, because I wanted to know how the cop with shaky hands │ ║ would react. │ ║ │ ║ After a bit, the tear gas started flying, and then I saw the cops moving in │ ║ from the sides, like Alexander's companion cavalry, and that's when I slid │ ║ through the cracks. │ ║ │ ║ Then, I went home. The next couple days the protests had significantly fewer │ ║ people, huh I wonder why. │ ║ │ ║ Also that night, endless fireworks that would not light up the sky. [2/3]. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2284 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── At BLM in Philadelphia, we allowed the police to surround us. We had a massive train of people, and most of us were new at anything that didn't involve holding signs and chanting. I was near the front, and as our fellows moved ahead and started spray-painting, I looked at those around me who were beginning to realize it wasn't a protest. A few hundred heads ahead was the front of the line, and we turned when directed - toward the north, away from the commercial district, toward the bridge that would take us to the universities. Well, Temple at least. Not the old historic kind. They stopped us at the bridge, and told us we couldn't go ahead. I sidled my way to the front after a few minutes of standing around, and I saw a cop almost reach for his gun. With shaking hands he steadied himself, but frankly it was hardly his fault - the people in front of him were feinting a punch. But that didn't matter, his instincts won out. Then someone lit a car on fire, and the organizers moved us on out. Except...[1/3] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2285 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── if you're ever hanging out with my cat and she puts her paw on your face, that means she wants you to kiss her forehead. 😋 ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ |