Note: I know how many of you feel right now, and I have been putting my thoughts together post-election/-Guy Fawkes Night/-Daylight Saving Time. We really seem to be hit with a lot this particular autumn. So, I will look at the challenges and continue to create. And I will leave you with this one.
Please read...and understand.
-K.D.
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Not taking this lying down
(Only a few lives matter)
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Normal is not normal now
(Other ideas come together)
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New hope must fight old frowns
(Opening that door will make things better)
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Ah, George...
So many lies were told to tell basic truths... That cherry tree remained in place, untouched by his hatchet. The teeth that were not just wooden (so many sources brought them together: brass, lead, teeth of animals and slaves...not all your own).
By Kendall Defoe about a year ago in Poets
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Only a few lives matter - I really wish this wasn't the case, but it certainly seems that way at the moment. I really do hope for better days ahead. This was incredibly moving and strong in so few words.
Read it three times and made a wish. Thank you for writing it.
This was so profound and powerful. Loved your poem!
Very powerful work. 😭
Great final line It really says a lot
Took all the money I donated to the campaign and reallocated it to new causes. Down but not out.
I know exactly what you are saying. I hope we do keep fighting.