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Kevin's avatar

My own version of escapism… monotetra in a ceramic mug.

After the first cup…

No more acoustic patterns pelting

I want to feel and just hear noise

Absence in the fullness of breath

Just like a big hole in the heart.

Conditioned minds can be wasted

But sadly, not the opposite

A silhouette seen in the dark

Creeping quickly between the trees.

No slumber allowed under sun’s light

Only for those souls drugged or dead

Rise for an early morning flight

And remain erect long past dusk.

What if I faithfully follow

Even with the trailhead sign lost?

Secrets found in the Dead Sea scrolls

Were not much greater then than now.

No language gives more meaning

Anymore than a simple glance

For what’s seen in Zapruder’s film

Is truth on thermals in the sky.

What’s to see in dawn’s early light

But another soul suffering?

Don’t feed a taste for misfortune,

Make that first cup and move forward.

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Tyler Knott Gregson's avatar

Holy macaroni my friend. THis line "What's to see in dawn's early light/But another soul suffering?" That hit like a TON of bricks this morning. It's been a tough morning, long conversations about a lot of things, and a general feeling of unease and sincere sadness at the state of things. This line summed up so many feelings.

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joanneviolet's avatar

Gavin and Stacey

Blue Lights

No Offence

You're gonna love Uncle Bryn & Gerry/Jerry & Viv. Also, the Bucket Man speech in season 1 of Blue Lights is Everything.

Each of those probably explains so much about my personality. So, you're welcome?

The one sun Bono of it all? Pennies have been dropped. Of course you write of Lady G as the embodiment of Mysterious Ways.

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Kevin's avatar

Well done! Three lines of keen observation. Yes, reactions go big when the names we know are taken down during prime time feeding hour. Unfortunately, we have not reacted to the thousands of names taken in the dark of night, with no lights, by men in masks. Who needs the military when they just funded the largest federal paramilitary force in history. Just call it the lottery of life.

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joanneviolet's avatar

A touch of sage & a soupcon of existential ennui.

Oh, Kevin.

Have some joy: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zmf67VB-ANA&pp=ygUTa2VhdGluZyB0aGUgbXVzaWNhbA%3D%3D

P.S. yes. A man by name of Eddie Perfect was assigned your beloved Beetlejuice. Thanks for sharing.

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MoMo's avatar

Taylor, this post felt like walking through a daydream with someone who is completely awake.

You made me laugh, nod, wonder a little, and then… I stopped dead in my tracks when you wrote about Jota.

I didn’t expect the sadness to hit so hard, but maybe that’s the honesty and sharing—it opens your heart before you know it.

Thank you for inviting us into your big, messy, beautiful world.

I’m silently taking note of that line: “Be good. Please.”

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Tyler Knott Gregson's avatar

Ahh thank you so much for this note. It means the world that you dive so deeply into what I write, that it resonates as it does. Truly.

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MoMo's avatar

Thank you for seeing my note. It’s a rare and tender thing to feel read back by someone whose writing has been read by you, too.

keep writing. we’re here.

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Tyler Knott Gregson's avatar

You're so welcome, thank you for being here. It's tough sometimes to keep the writing up, it's a full time job that pays less than a part-time fast food job, but I'll keep doing my best. Just gotta figure out how to convince more people to support it! I'm here if you're here, it means the world.

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MoMo's avatar

Yes, writing. Sincere and persistent. Not just a few words of emotional fast food. I like it very much. And I will continue, too.Although I have just started.

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