A perfect way to describe our: A perfect way to describe our defense against pain after being conditioned to expect it. Brilliant and insightful word-weaving.
I'm truly honored that a poet: I'm truly honored that a poet with your amazing talent and accomplishments took the time to read my work and leave such uplifting feedback. Thank you again and again!
You hold nothing back and: You hold nothing back and that's how it should be. In this brilliant, unsparing and crucial view from the chasm, I saw myself, but I also saw hope. The will to live pushed through it all, and as long as there is one more breath there is one more chance.
A heart-stopping, well-crafted window into despair and survival.
A very relevant and: A very relevant and illuminating portrait of someone thrust into the soul-crushing duty of death. I love how you unearthed the hollow "righteousness" of war:
"Stepping into the darkness,
Hearing lies you craved,
Suffocating on ideologies,
Suffering your way to pain."
Powerful stuff! After the devastation from the war within, the words "WE SURVIVED" are particularly poignant and chilling. An excellent commentary.
Most people shudder at the: Most people shudder at the passage of time. You make it a marvel. Thrilled to watch the beautiful and terrifying spectacle with you.
Rebuilding: .
I say affirmative on ubers, gvt is broke - no help there. Still, lots of potential for reinvestment once bodies are buried. What if Covid variant takes 1/2 of us next year? I hope it is fading. Emigrants might look better. Every one but Russians and Haitians even though a few got preference at the Mexican border with the Western war refugees. Ukraineans? Sure!
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Total collapse is the nightmare scenario. The middle class kids do not know what a shovel is. Seeds are for spitting out.
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Stay safe!
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~A~.
Synchronicity weaves it's web: Mhm.
Though I think one major difference in this age is that the wealthiest people are not tied to any one country. They can move their interests elsewhere, and generally already have their interests in multiple continents, as it is. America collapses? That's a problem for the people who can't escape it, not for the core ruling class, which will ultimately just own even more of the world after the dust settles. If anything, I think a collapse is beneficial to them, especially since it will thin out some of the competition - wealthy but less prepared business leaders tied to "The American Way" - as long as they can control the collapse (we'll see how that works out).
Ask An Ancient: Time, a no-one waiter - usa empire in decline - weapons and warriors too globe far deployed. Hubris. Learned nothing from history -repeat doom. Glad to be thinking smilar thoughts/themes. Climate and tech and time - we watch.
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~A~.
A Line From GOT: Varis says, "Nothing lasts." He gets a dragon flamed fate. Sublimely I watch tech change and metamorph at light speed. At 2022 I watch 3 generations behind me rise - they wll change our now into theirs. :D