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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855
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We apologize for the inconvenience of free speech; we're doing what we can to change that. God should only exist between the pages of a book and our combined total of suffering. It's blasphemous to think pleasure and joy are god-given gifts to use wisely. It makes people angry when I give no answers to the questions I pose -- they despise me. So fashion me for martyr nails, make me a symbol of a piece of the truth. Or blow me apart with the ired gun, fired to remove what's beyond you. I kneel here before you, good people assembled, and cry only the realest tears of sorrow. I'm going to learn how to censor my dreams. I'll get back to you with them tomorrow. If they're a little flat and boring, a little cliched, then maybe I'll be a good person, too. You see, having thoughts is one thing -- sharing them is another. Ha. The joke's on you. [This message has been edited by bsquirrel (edited 12-10-2000).] |
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inot2B Member Elite
since 2000-09-18
Posts 2205Arkansas |
I may not always understand your poems, but I would rather read your uncensored dreams. Free speech is for you as it should be. Keep writing! |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
inot28, Thank you. My, aren't we naive?  I'm glad you read, though.Mike [This message has been edited by bsquirrel (edited 12-10-2000).] |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
well I read fast and some how managed to see all this before and after editing.  all Im gonna say is ... remember the words of Robert Plant ... "you know your work matters and you are reaching someone(or a threat to)when you are censored or bootlegged" hey...he wrote Kashmir....hes gotta know what hes talking bout..  smile Mikey ... enjoy your 15 mins of fame although I know it wont be the only 15 you get.(and remember your in good company) Some people find subtlety in strangers if you find anything~let me in Your eyes~you see everything my eyes~I see it all together now~and I know |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
Butterfly Slippers, Does ANYONE know what Kashmir's about? Mike |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Mike? Hugs to you too...I thought your poem was brilliant. |
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SEA
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Mike~ I came late I guess, I read the edited version........you know I love what you do....I hope you never stop. -SEA |
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inot2B Member Elite
since 2000-09-18
Posts 2205Arkansas |
"My, aren't we naive?" I give up go ahead and explain it to me! |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
S'en, thanks. SEA, also thanks. i...2B, nah, it's nothing to do with how you read the poem. In fact, I'm glad you read it. It's what inspired this poem that made me quip "My, aren't you naive?" But I'm already sick of the story.  Mike |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
bsquirrel, Bttt until I understand it. We could be here forever. I hope this never happens I'm going to learn how to censor my dreams. Keth Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant - Thoreau |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
Kethry, it did happen. That's the point. Mike |
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