Two Sides of a Coin

       white enclaves
          gated jails
       urban slums
          where the sun is pale

       two sides of a coin
          can’t you see 
       in the land of the grave
          and the home the rich flee
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Date: 9/9/2025 8:22:00 AM
Hello Gershon, It makes me think about how some people's freedom and privilege are built on the confinement and despair of others. The way you contrasted those images felt so sharp and real. Blessings, Gershon, Daniel
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Date: 9/8/2025 11:53:00 AM
Creative work you have penned in this one. When a neighborhood starts to go downhill, the more affluent do flee which is sad but that is the way it is. Thanks for sharing. Sara K
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Date: 9/8/2025 6:46:00 AM
You're twisting my wee brain. Amazing your thoughts just are. Poetry hugs .. CayCay
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Date: 9/7/2025 5:34:00 PM
a striking, satirical take on 'land of the free, home of the brave' Well done, Gershon.
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Date: 9/7/2025 4:07:00 AM
such is the paradox of life...remarkably written in just few lines, gershon!
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Date: 9/7/2025 12:51:00 AM
This glints well within the lines of Confusion to which you're aluuding G W..Nothing is clear cut..But we stand As we can, here's to more clarity, For I wish all much of suchm'
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