I always find
The humor in things
Otherwise, the world
Would have consumed
Me long ago
Trust me
I’ve seen them
All of them
Paralyzed in
Their suffering
Felt them
In every fiber
Of my being
Jokes at a funeral
Cracking against
Scowling, judgmental
Stares, gaping mouths
Shocked by perceived
Callous indifference
But their outward
Projections, are not
The only means
To grieve
Some of us
Are not so
Transparent
In our
Absorption of
The world
Outward appearances
Cannot define
The beast
Tearing apart
The shattering
Slowly, dying
Infrastructure
So, cling to your
Narrow outlook
And I will
Continue to laugh
As the world
Burns, and
The fragments
Inside of me
Scrape and clank
Tear and puncture
With every
Breath
I force myself
To take
Same.
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Rich writing, thus reading! Re-posted poem here: https://grumpysgiftspoetry.org/2020/08/26/the-best-medicine-river-dixon-the-stories-in-between/
full credit given, etc..
Thanks for sharing your words.
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Thank you, I appreciate that.
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Fair enough.
Brilliant, River.
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Thanks, Bojana.
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Brilliant, River. Me too. I’ll often find humour in the darkest of situations – it’s a good device for coping. I absolutely love ‘I will continue to laugh as the world burns’. Couldn’t have put it better myself.
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Thanks, Alli. I’m glad I’m not the only one.
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You’re not, I can assure you of that. I’ve done a lot of laughing this year. 😉
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Amen.
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You always make me laugh, and I appreciate that.
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Thanks, River
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You’re welcome.
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Love this River. Our entire family share a wonderful sense of humour that has saved us from maudlin drowning. I’ve been told I take nothing seriously, and the way you have described this resonates wonderfully.
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That’s great. Laughing together can get you past anything.
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I have no idea how people get through life without a sense of humour.
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My kind
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Wonderful.
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Thank you.
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You started off so optimistic…
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Yup. One of my many faults.
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Wonderful
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Thank you.
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Beautiful. And I can so relate. And thank you for your support of my blog. Since dumping social media – twitter, facebook, instagram, I’ve lost some advertisement of posts. But I feel much better without so many distractions. Thank you and carry on. Be well.
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Thanks a lot. You’re welcome, I really enjoy your work.
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This is stunning. It starts at such a light tone and then as it gets graver with each line, something about it hits so hard. A wonderful job you’ve done here.
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Thank you very much for the kind words.
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My absolute pleasure. Here’s to the humour within us!
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It’s either laugh or cry, and I always choose to laugh when I can. This is brilliant, River.
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Thank you!
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Finally someone who gets laughing during sad times!
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Thank you for reading!
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Ooh, the imagery was so visceral. You have great creepy poetry.
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Thank you very much.
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