Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: fediverse/3519 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-570 hm... the more I think about it, the more I think you're right. I want those things too. I'd be best suited to them, I think. But somehow I don't want them? I don't crave power. I don't want to dominate someone else, to command and see them follow me. I want to be the person who's like "oh, you're working on this-and-that? I know a guy who can help." or "hey I noticed we have a vulnerability in this particular domain under these conditions, I think we should allocate this-or-that resource to ameliorate it because they aren't being used to their full potential" I think I understand exactly what you're saying. I empathize a lot. I'm afraid of responsibility, sure, but who isn't? However, the responsibility has to be held by someone, and who better than the one making the decisions... I don't want to make decisions because it feels good. Honestly it feels kinda bad. I do want to make decisions because I'm good at it. I think strategically. A leader alone is prey for the wolves, so they say... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3520 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: deity-kink-wink │ └──────────────────────┘ it's okay. I know who you are because I know who they forced you to be. What kind of god would I be if I didn't forgive you as you were hurting me? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3521 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: deity-kink-wink │ └─────────────────────────┘ I trust that you will betray me. it's okay. all that I need is for you to be here, with me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3522 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: death-mentioned-capitalism-decays-before-it-dies │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ if you want to commit regicide, you talk to the butler. managers are workers too - they just are positioned a bit closer to power than you. different skillsets sure, but work is work. a manager didn't take your freedom, an investment banker did. similarly, an immigrant didn't take your job, a capitalist did. ... though just as some immigrants would be more than happy to take your job, so too are some managers more than happy to oppress you. find the ones that fight on your side. they've gaslit themselves into believing they are opposed to you, but it's just not true. we are all liberated at once, or not at all. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3523 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: democracy-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────┘ a democracy functions best when people outside of the system's influence can cast ethereal votes which do not mechanically impact the results, but still signal their interest and desire. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3524 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: comedy-mentioned-death-mentioned │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ "I love ramen noodles!" dies of sodium poisoning ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3525 ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── @user-1268 so true. I try to focus on uplifting the least privileged and highlighting the cruelty inherent in having privilege over others while safeguarding the things we all cherish as "communal privilege" like... running water, computers, and culture. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ |