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Tag: people
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In this together
We’re all in this together.
All of us.
The whole world is.
All of us live on this one planet.
We coexist with one another.
We should learn to make the world better.
This is the only world we got,
And we only got a limited time on it.
We should make it the best experience as possible for everyone.
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Stand for something
Stand for something.
It’s important to stand for something.
If you don’t take a stand, who will?
No one will.
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Kanye
Fucking Nazis.
What’s happening to Kanye’s so sad.
He’s being taken advantage of
By Neo Nazis
And has become the face of white supremacy.
They’re weaponizing his condition against him
And taking advantage of him,
And he doesn’t even see it.
It’s disgusting.
It’s abhorrent.
And the saddest part is, they don’t give a shit about him.
Not one bit.
If they have their way,
He would be the first to go.
He’s spreading hatred and bigotry
To millions of people with his platform.
He’s normalizing white supremancists’ ideas for them.
He has the potential to radicalize people with his hateful rhetoric and ideas.
It’s dangerous.
It’s horrid.
It’s sad.
He has to be called out and held accountable for his actions,
And so do the people who Kanye associates with.
They all do,
And anyone else who spreads hateful messaging.
They all need to be held accountable,
And Kanye needs to get help.
He needs to get treatment.
I doubt he’ll read this,
But on the off chance he does,
Kanye,
I loved your music back in the day.
Your songs were great.
I really liked your old music a lot.
But now, seeing you like this,
A white supremacist,
A fascist,
I can’t rock with this.
I won’t put up with it.
It’s disturbing to see
You’re the complete opposite from who you used to be.
And it’s scary to see.
I have friends who are racial minorities.
I, myself, am mixed race.
To see this country full of hate,
And to see this shit spread
On the mainstream web,
Is just disturbing to see,
And it makes this country
Feel unsafe for me.
I worry about my friends.
I don’t want anything to happen to them.
They’re like family.
And to see this shit spread like wildfire
Is disheartening to me.
It’s hard to process or believe
What’s been happening.
It’s all crazy.
It’s all fucked up.
It’s all messed up.
It’s all twisted, turned upside down.
I don’t know what will happen.
These times are uncertain.
But I do know is, you have to remain positive.
I know that’s easier said than done,
Especially in these times.
Make new friends,
Meet new people,
Keep in touch with friends you do have,
Network,
Do hobbies and things you like.
Whatever brings you happiness,
Do it, to a reasonable degree.
Hold onto your money,
For things might get bad.
Stay close to your friends and fam.
Whomever makes you happy, hold onto them.
You need to have as much support as you can during these troubling times.
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Nuclear war????
Fuck Zalensky.
Fuck Putin.
Fuck Biden.
Fuck the Ukraine.
Fuck Russia.
Fuck the USA.
I don’t want to fight in a goddamn war.
I don’t want to fight for some rich folks who started this shit.
I don’t want to fight for some assholes who stoked this conflict.
I don’t want to be involved in this shit.
All these countries suck.
All these leaders suck.
I don’t know who to believe, who to trust.
They’re all lying.
They’re all corrupt.
I don’t want to shoot or kill
Innocent civillians
Who had nothing to do with this.
I don’t want to have a nuclear bomb dropped over my head.
I don’t want any war, period.
I want this shit to end.
I want it to de-escalate.
I want there to be peace.
I want there to be negotiations.
I don’t want a war,
Whether it’s nuclear
Or some other variety.
I want peace.
I want this endless bloodshed to cease.
I don’t want to die.
I don’t want this world to end.
I don’t want to lose my friends.
I don’t want to lose my family.
Yet these leaders cannot see
The suffering that is caused by their incompetencies.
It’s hard to believe
That all they have is apathy
For you and me,
But you see,
That’s what capitalism does to ye.
That’s what it is.
It’s a machine.
It has no empathy.
It only cares about profits and money.
It does not care if people die
As long as it doesn’t affect their bottom line.
It does not care if the world ends
As long as they got more money than they could spend.
These rich fucks don’t care about human beings.
It’s fucking sickening.
It gets on my nerves.
It pisses me off.
It pisses me the fuck off.
I wish I could tell them to fuck off.
I wish they’d knew.
I wish we could start anew.
I wish we could create a better system
Based off of kindness and decency.
I wish we could create a system where there were no hierarchies.
The rich won’t get richer,
And the poor won’t get poorer.
In fact, there won’t be any rich or poor at all,
There’d be no money at all.
There’d be adequate housing for the homeless.
There’d be quality healthcare that won’t cost a cent.
There’d be decent mental healthcare for people with special needs.
What the fuck is wrong with this country?
What the fuck is wrong with the USA?
This country’s all fucked.
Our priorities are all fucked up.
We put money and profits first above all else.
Instead, we need to be looking out for one another than put each other down.
We all live on one world.
We share the same air,
The same ocean,
The same land,
The same resources,
The same planet.
Maybe we should start helping each other than hurting each other.
It’s infuriating.
I wish things can change.
I wish the world can change.
No more violence.
No more hate.
No more bigotry.
No more discrimination.
I wish we can live in a world like that.
Maybe we still can.
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Another
How many times do we gotta go through this.
Every fucking week, it’s another fucking shooting.
I’m sick of it.
I’m sick of this shit.
I’m sick of the hatred and division that stems from this shit.
I’m sick of the hatred and division that causes this shit.
These shootings are treated like national fucking spectacles.
They’re in the news for one minute, and then they’re forgotten.
This shit reminds me of the Spongebob meme with that blue fish,
The one that says “How many times do we have to teach you this lesson.”
How many times do we have to go through these fucking shootings before the country takes this shit seriously?
The callousness, carelessness, apathy, and disregard for the victims involved.
And don’t get me started on the fucking conspiracy theories that surround these mass shootings,
Calling them false fucking flags and stupid shit like that
Or saying that the victims were just crisis actors.
Like what the fuck?
Who the fuck in their right mind would fake something like that?
And if these shootings happen every single week, it seems,
Does it mean all of them are fake?
If that’s the case,
Then that would be some real elaborate and convoluted shit.
The simpler explanation is that this country is full of hatred.
Hatred is perpetuated in media and TV.
Violence is glorified in both fiction and nonfiction.
Division is sowed throughout all aspects of our lives.
Fear is distilled by pundits and leaders.
That shit is perpetuated in the news and mainstream.
We are told to view others as the enemy.
We are told that others are the cause of our problems.
We are told to be scared of others instead of care for others.
All of this hate and negativity fuels this country and sends it onto a dark path.
As you can tell from this post, I’m angry.
I think the excessive amount of swear words in this post is a good indication of that.
I am angry.
I am angry that people keep dying.
I am angry that division and hatred in this country seems to only get worse.
I am angry that our leaders don’t do jack shit for us, which only allows things to fester and get worse.
I am angry about all the things that can be done for the people that haven’t
And I am angry about all the things that are being done to the people that shouldn’t.
But I am also sad.
I am sad that things just seem to get worse.
As some of you who follow this blog have noticed,
I haven’t posted for over a year.
I needed a lot of space and time to decompress.
It just became too much trying to figure out topics to come up with on my blog,
And paying too much attention to the news just got depressing,
So I stepped away for a bit.
But this recent mass shooting motivated me to get back into writing.
It motivated me to write this.
What is this?
I don’t know.
A poem?
A vent?
A mix of both?
A motivational post?
Maybe.
But how is this motivational if it’s only me venting most of the time?
Well, the motivational part comes in now.
No matter how bad things may be, don’t give up hope.
No matter how bad things get, things can get better.
Even if you don’t believe they will you have to remain positive.
Don’t let the hate and negativity get you down.
This world is hectic.
This world is chaotic.
But in the chaos, you can find a sense of order,
A sense of happiness,
A sense of peace.
How?
I don’t know.
That’s honestly up to you.
Whatever makes you happy,
Whatever brings you joy,
Focus on that.
And if there are people who make you happy,
Keep those people.
In short,
This life is short,
So don’t focus too much on the hatred and negativity.
Try not to let it get you down.
Do what makes you happy,
And most of all, don’t hurt others.
Don’t put down others.
People, for the most part, want to live their lives the best they can.
We all want happiness and success and to be something.
We all have goals and dreams and ambitions.
Some people may not be good people.
Some people may want to hurt others and only look out for themselves.
But most people are not like that,
At least I don’t think so, anyways.
Most people are just trying to get by the best they can in the only ways they themselves know how to.
We all have our own lives.
We all have our own paths.
Sometimes those paths intersect.
Sometimes they don’t.
Whatever the case, don’t let people put you down.
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Literal
What’s the deal with phrases?
Who came up with them?
Why are they used?
What about metaphors?
How about similies?
There are so many strings of words that people say each day
And it can be fun to analyze those phrases
And take them literally.
It’s something that interests me.
Our language is evolving.
Things change societally.
That’s why we should think about the things we say.
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Fly High
Fly high
To the sky.
Don’t cry.
Don’t die.
Goodbye.
Live life.
Survive
And thrive.
Be light.
Stand and fight
For what’s right
And be kind.
Then you’ll find
A light that shines
Through evil’s might.
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Community Care (A Post Written by A Friend)
One of my friends made this facebook post. I really liked it a lot, and wanted to share it on here.
“I just wanted to acknowledge that in times where the majority of people are suffering to some degree–layers of suffering–that it is both incredibly unifying and isolating. Why should anyone care about my personal gripes when everything around me is on fire, in crisis? What right do I have to need attention when I hold privilege in any amount? How do I have a right to suffer when so many more people have it so much worse? These are not new questions to 2020, but are valid questions nonetheless.
I think the most meaningful part about community care, real uncommodifiable community care, is that when we partake in it, we hold space for each other when we ourselves are suffering. No one’s needs and pain should be ignored. Your pain and exhaustion is valid, and you deserve considerate space to be held for you to release it all in a considerate way. Especially in a time where many of us cannot afford, cannot access, and/or have identities that make it hard to benefit from traditional professional psychology and therapy. Conscious of our privileges, power dynamics, pettiness, and places in the world, we may hold space for one another, assist in the healing of one another. We may create compassion and care where larger systems fail us–it has been going on for centuries on this land. Not codependence, but interdependence. Your pain is valid and weighty and difficult, and I recognize it. It’s hard to resist isolation when nearly everything and everyone is in crisis, but a better world involves trusting the love of those who know you + your situation, and letting them trust in you. It’s not easy but while we are tirelessly fighting for rights and life, it’s necessary.
I’m far from perfect at this, and am currently resisting the urge waste away into nothing alone, but friends, know I’m trying”
Check out my friend’s blog site!
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Sweet Sinners
I am just a sinner, man
But I’m sweet as cinnamon.
I am just a simple man
Who has a really simple plan,
‘Cuz nothing’s ever built to last.
It goes so fast,
Then you’re at,
A moment in life where you can’t go back.
Ain’t that whack?
I’d say that’s bad
But not as much as being a sycophant,
‘Cuz when you are one, then you can’t
Be your own unique person,
Or be the best that you possibly can.
You’ll defend the lies of a flawed human
Don’t fall for that.
You got to be your biggest fan,
Because even sinners can
Seek and search for redemption
And become great winners, man.