A darker side of hollow
Whispers in your ear
“I can make you happy…
Come, no need to fear!”
A prickling on your neckline
As your stomach fills with butterflies
“Is this the way that I should go?
Or is it all just lies?”
That cry of desperation
Was answered in a beat
And now the time has come for you
To go
Or to retreat
Within this world of madness
Too many empty souls
Take to the streets and kill each other
And pretend it makes them whole
So, be careful with your questions
Have faith and tow the line
Build bridges, not deeper chasms
Beacause darkness has the time
Kevin Parish 
A note of caution for our reactionary times?
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Yeppers! How goes it, Liz! I hope all is well with you! I’m hoping my writing routine is back… Miss seeing you and the other peeps out here!
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It’s going as well as can be expected, Kevin. And I’m well aware that my living situation is much better than that of many people, so I try hard to keep that in mind. I’m keeping up with my writing routine, although it took a turn to poetry that I didn’t expect. It’s good to see that you’re getting yours back on track.
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👍👍👍 I’m going to go catch up on your site!
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Reading Les Miserables right now – and this poem rings true to that story!
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Oh wow!
I know this COVID thing has messed a lot of our world up, but have you had any job luck? Sorry I haven’t asked lately! 😬
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Oh, no problem! I did get a job in May, making drugs for big pharma and earning my certificate in The Dark Side powers. I haven’t been advertising the good news or anything because so many people don’t have a job or a job they want right now. I know I get jealous when other people blast out “Lookie, I’m so successful!” sometimes, so I thought I’d not do that to people right now, especially not in these hard times.
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Yay! So happy for you! Yes, tougher times than usual these days!
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You still doing well? Last I remember, you were… retired? I mostly just know about you that you’re happily married, haha.
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Ha… Not retired for several more years, but I’m well into my “third thirty” as it were. All is well here with me and mine! Life is good! ;-)))
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