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a warning

A warning The picture of my mother that hangs on the wall opposite where I try to work, fell down I took this as a warning not to stray too far to  the right and end up in the Nazi camp. My mother, a lifelong communist, believed her the party would bring equality, the right to speak  with certain moderations, say being critical of the party and be vulgar She would have disapproved of the man on  Twitter who had threatened to take his cock out mother would have said "his thing" she looks beautiful, in this photo, home from the hairdresser, her eyes are sparkling blue one can say she was radiant that day, mind she had taken a new lover of the right party affiliation  She is right, my political leaning is rightish especially when getting the water and electricity bill reminding me I have no choice but to pay up  as these two corporations are sovereign Mother had reasons for her grievances where  worked at a canning factory stamping lids on sardine tins, she made less than a man doing the same job the thinking was, that a man had a family to support my mother had three children and divorced  from a man who failed her and us, but back then  a divorcee was viewed as somewhat tainted  Anyway, I will find a bigger nail and hang her up again, reminding me that her struggles made  not to be judgmental      

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