have you ever felt
that your life is mortgaged
from the very first cry?
they squeeze your persona dry
they gain interest from everything
starting with your imperfect reflection
and its teenaged acne
ending with a type of upholstery
on your second-rate coffin
and nothing really belongs to you
except a nightingale’s song
that reverberates outside your window
every single night
by TETIANA ALEKSINA
© All rights reserved 2024
unbolt me 
Nice
Im glad you liked the hugs not drugs comment I put on another site
Maybe you’d have a look at my stuff
I don’t have as much energy as your Ukraine Oz duo… but
I am an absurdist. I know.
Topolinopoet
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I’ve a feeling we’re all a bit absurdist in our own individual ways. And what a strange world we live in. Thanks heaps for visiting our little corner of the web!
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Tony,
Yes I do. Is that image an AI? Been working with one on Padlet.
Thank you, Gary
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It certainly is, Gary. Tati has been experimenting with that whole thing to see if and how well it can be utilised for creative purposes. Of course, we’re sensitive to the fact that AI is a somewhat controversial and divisive issue at the moment.
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Pluses and minuses.
Gary Avants Forbear Productions * *garyavants66@gmail.com garyavants66@gmail.com
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