=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── I smile at each and every person I pass on the street. Unless it looks like they're having a bad day, and then I try to switch to neutral as fast as I can so they can feel their feelings without me interjecting and making it about me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/169 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-95 one of the most empathetic people I ever met on VR chat was consoling me with their mic off while I was oversharing about some stupid things people did to me in the past. things that stupid me thought were okay and actively encouraged because I was stupid. anyway when their mic was off their body language spoke for them. I'll try that next time. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/4141 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── @user-1268 I often walk to the grocery store, even though it's on the other side of the highway also I will walk sometimes to meet people nearby it's a fun occasion ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #3 messages/143 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── I always figured if people didn't like what I was saying they'd contest me so I could change it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/4085 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I can always tell when people who believe in me start thinking of me because I start feeling the urge to do pushups ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/1243 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-883 hey sorry for ditching you yesterday, hope you had a good night ^_^ I feel much better today. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/4543 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── @user-1698 Ha that does sound pretty "fun" - I take it you aren't a pianist? I smell bad because... reasons... so I am always hyper-aware of myself when I'm in situations like that. The idea that I might ruin someone's day by being there terrifies me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/5374 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── @user-138 me neither... guess it's in-person for me. [a mysterious "they" then proceeds to set up microphones everywhere I might go] ah nuts why are all these people carrying phones around [they already know who I am, and I don't really want to be someone else, so] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/4024 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── my cat doesn't know that my family is my family. She thinks they're just some other people who visit the house. but they're special to me, as all people are, and I think she takes notice. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #9 messages/304 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── Relax. Take it from me. I won't resist, at least I'll try, and if I start suddenly then it hurts and you should go slower. Unless I do three short, three long, three short. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/5292 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── you can trust me, but please don't rely on me, for all of my power is soft. sometimes people just don't want to do what I tell them to, and I wouldn't have it any other way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/5698 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── you can't rely on me because I can't rely on a part of me being "out" at any particular moment-event-message. besides, I'm always tired, because I'm always trying as hard as I can. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3584 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: drugs-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ "If I look like a fool, it'll keep eyes on me instead of looking at my friends who are stoned and paranoid" maybe the friends are paranoid because you're acting like a dork and drawing attention to the group ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/2424 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── if I don't take this job, then I'm going to be homeless. if I do, then I'll be moving to a different city. a city that I don't know. my upbringing tells me that this isn't a choice at all, but... at least I have a place to keep my stuff. maybe I can find a different job. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/2221 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── @user-1053 I always wave at everyone I see, and I often talk to people on the train (where there's mikes, tee-hee) But I'll see what I can do. Perhaps resting in a park someone who wants to know me with my salmon colored bike and my blue helmet will chance upon me and we might get a chance to chat. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/1263 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-883 My friends and I decided to hang out for two days in a row, I guess they aren't tired of me yet hehe - I might be around tonight but I'll let you know! ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 messages/146 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────── maybe if I slept until the end of time, I'd do better on the way back. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4706 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: cursing-mentioned-nazis-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────┘ "oh also I should mention that if you think about her too hard or too often there's a chance she'll overhear what you're talking about anyway so try not to think about her too much." ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #18 messages/1485 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ I was such a different person a year ago. And I was twice as different two years ago. Throughout it all, I am connected by the thread of my life, and I could be those people again, if only the context would present itself. Who was I when I met you? Eh I think I'll be this way today. The clothes make the man, and I wear a hat. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #19 fediverse/1722 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ harsh lessons of adulthood - sometimes food is not eaten for the taste, but rather for how it will make you feel slightly better in the next few days. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3770 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── for every "I was there. I helped make it happen" we need at least a couple "I was there. I saw the whole thing go down"s because like, nobody's gonna believe a belligerent, even if they're on the defensive. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ |