Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: messages/558 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── "no survivors" is a commitment to your teammates that doubles as intimidation for your foes. "no survivors" means you are committing to die for this battle. A truly serious oath. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3969 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── there are very few professions that are naturally more suited to a schizophrenic than a normal person. One of them is beggar, another is prophet, and a third is "massive disappointment" but that comes with the territory. have you considered that maybe you're just a loser yes I have and I decided that all I can do is my best, and if my best loses then what else could I have done? Wait for help? Yeah. I do that too. It feels like an encirclement, and all you can do is hunker down and wait to be relieved. Or fight to the last, it's up to you. I hear they brutalize the skulls of their prisoners after executing them, so, I don't know about you but I'm not surrendering. Not gonna roll those dice. you are in fantasy, again sorry. Should stay here, present, in the moment. Like when I sat out on the park bench for like 30 minutes straight without moving a muscle last night. Or when I sat and contemplated the nature of a bog for two hours last september. Or when I woke from a dream that turned out to be life. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3970 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1628 same... it's like I am conditioned to forget, but without it I am an exposed nerve. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3971 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: mental-health-minus │ └─────────────────────────┘ somebody asked me for popcorn and I couldn't even provide it! What kind of witch am I if I can't provide popcorn on demand T.T T.T ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3972 ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: immigration-social-designs-national-cultures-mentioned │ │ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ if people at home had half as much compassion, respect, and reverence for the │ ║ people abroad that the people abroad have for the people at home, we could have │ ║ a truly multicultural society. │ ║ │ ║ instead, we get melting pots which melt you down and combine into a new, third │ ║ thing. And in America we really have a multitude of miniature melting pots │ ║ creating subcultures of racial, religious, professional, or other origin. │ ║ │ ║ Neither approach is entirely good, and neither entirely bad. They're different. │ ║ │ ║ America is the largest melting pot design, but sufficiently large cities find │ ║ them popping up in the strangest of places. │ ║ │ ║ My thoughts go out to the Americans abroad, whether in peace, war, or times of │ ║ hiding, know that we are grown from the same tree and our apples have fallen on │ ║ different sides of the hill carrying us to worlds beyond. But still our │ ║ heritage binds us, so I care for you. I pray that you will ask me if you need │ ║ my aid, and I will do so too unto you. │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3973 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: caps-lock │ └──────────────────────┘ 🖼
┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/3974 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── it is significantly more engaging to watch people play MMOs when they've unbound all their action bars from their number keys and are forced to click on all the abilities. That way you can actually follow what moves they're doing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ |