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Mike Speriosu's avatar

This is what the world needs, so much more than all the Othering we have become obsessed with. Beautiful.

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Tania Runyan's avatar

Thank you so much, Mike!

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Eden Ariel's avatar

Wow. This is the best poem of the Trump era I have read yet. Thank you.

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Tania Runyan's avatar

Thank you! Sad that that we have to have a genre of Trump-era poems to survive, but I'm here for it.

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Loki Excelsior Smith's avatar

Yeah not a fan of that name for it, but. Maybe the Reckoning Era, instead?

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Kate Carver's avatar

“love that is anything but efficient.” 🙌🏼

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

Wow. Freaking amazing.

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Elon should be so lucky

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Jonathan Byrd's avatar

Mmmmm yes.

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Marilyn Zehr's avatar

Spectacular. Recently, in a "spiritually inefficient" sort of way, (thanks for that phrase), I've been sending Elon and his president this kind of Jesus love energy and last night I dreamed of an evening spent with the president where I witnessed him walk among the poor and realize for the first time what he was missing. In my dream, it changed his heart. May he also be turned into "a spaghettified traveller." Keep writing!

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Tania Runyan's avatar

Marilyn, thank you so much for your kind, and very hopeful, words. Miracles are possible!

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Loki Excelsior Smith's avatar

Beautifully said. The right counter to my white hot anger, lol. Salute.

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Tai McQueen's avatar

“A love that is anything but efficient”

This is wonderful

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Lois Gallagher's avatar

a good measure of hard and hopeful. Thank you.

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Tania Runyan's avatar

Thank you, Lois!

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Julie Pennington-Russell's avatar

Could not love this more. Tanya, your poetry is pure light.

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Tania Runyan's avatar

Sweet words, Julie. Thank you!

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Andy's avatar

Wow, fantastic. Thank you!

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Chuck's avatar

Hands with hot dog fingers. (everything, everywhere, all at once)

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Tania Runyan's avatar

Haha, yep!

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Shelly Matthews's avatar

After I saw this poem on a friend’s social media feed, I knew immediately that I would subscribe to this sub stack. Even if we never get another poem as good as this one (and I hope we do)—I am happy to support your work because of these extraordinary words. Grateful.

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