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Clear Difference

I could see the light in your eyes when it was all going awry— excitement in the pandemonium, and all I wanted was relief from all the restlessness and the noise. Why must every scene in your life have an audience? And then I remember what words do to me, what I share from my mind is like the words you utter and the inflection of excitement in your voice. Who will hear what I have to say? I will post exactly what I write! We must speak out against this. We connect with the world differently and our hungers are separate but equally insatiable— But there is a clear difference between wanting attention and excitement and wanting meaning and understanding.

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Date: 7/7/2023 8:33:00 PM
Really meaningful poem :) well written
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Date: 4/23/2023 9:14:00 PM
i really feel the sincerity here Laura...your last stanza really promotes your wisdom from this ordeal...i had fun reading you...p.s....do all your luv'n when your planet iz near you and quiet as the lioness 'fore she ponces when your planet iz away ;)...much luv, james
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Date: 1/22/2023 4:49:00 PM
My daughter sometimes tells me I'm too judgmental. There are so many different types of people. So, I try to wait before I pronounce sentence. However, I know I like to get attention sometimes like the person in this poem. When someone rants a bit, I try to think of it as a ride into their brain. On the other hand, sometimes I can't stand it.
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Date: 12/19/2022 6:39:00 AM
Great inspirational write with very much truth,. Its clearly evident in your poems they come with meaning to help guide others into understanding , many write for self praise and this is clinging sounds,
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