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Sparkle

Dedicated to Sparkle who died 35 years ago today on April 30,...

I had a green parakeet and Sparkle was his name.
When he died thirty-five years ago, it was a shame...

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NOT EVERYONE WATCHES THE STAGE

NOT EVERYONE WATCHES THE STAGE

You're just another Ticket Purchase...

While they enjoy your spending money...

You might...

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A

"Drifterʻs Song"

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A drifterʻs song, to nowhere we belong,
To sing of grifts, as we drift from to drift,
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Whispers of Birthday Candle...

Whispers of Birthday Candle Smoke

Candles glowing on a birthday cake

Waxen soldiers, short and bright

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OPTED OUT OPTION

OPTED OUT OPTION

Options they give...

They don't tell you the consequences...

You worked hard...

...

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Loneliness Fades when...

Loneliness Fades when Clouds Vanish

The vessel navigates alone
from the day he was born
till the hours of a new dawn,
And...

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Summer's Over

Summer's Over

Wow, it’s so surprising to see sand on a beach.
So cold and hard pressed below my feet.

So...

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Deep Dive

Deep Dive


Deep dive.
Silence.
Cosmic
silence.
Everywhere,
not a peep....

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Macbeth: Blood and Smoke

Macbeth: Blood and Smoke

Smoke on the battlefield

Witches stand in smoky haze

A prophecy foretold...

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OUT OF AMMO ALREADY?

OUT OF AMMO ALREADY?

Here is the Sign many have waited for?

They went in hard, fast, and stupid...

Now, animal...

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IT'S JUST ELEMENTARY

IT'S JUST ELEMENTARY

If you learn the Basics...

You have learned something...

Remember with integrity......

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Anonymous 2

Was it just a dream?
A foolish hope?

Clinging to memories,

trapped in yesterday,...

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She A Nasty Girl

Stay in your lane

She a nasty girl...
She got venom in her bite...
She that toxic kind of toxin.. that makes...

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AWARDING EACH OTHER

AWARDING EACH OTHER

Remember the Days Awards were given for good accomplishments...

As we come forward 2025 has changed...

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YOU EARNED IT

YOU EARNED IT

They bet against you didn't they?

They thought you were nothing?

They were your Teacher...

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Grave Reality

Grave Reality

Eventually my temp friends
the tipping point will be reached
where our walls of delusion...

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Beethoven: Candlelight Fire

Beethoven: Candlelight Fire

Candles burning bright

Golden candlelight

Illuminating time and space...