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on the rebound

bumped into a stranger once who asked ~ if I suffer from depression

I shrugged no ~ she scowled at me saying I left a shallow impression

all turned out okay ~ we were both just hitting on passive aggression 


By David Kavanagh

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Laurentine G

February 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM

I missed not one but three in one on the Kavanagh Ku front! I'm fascinated by the duality of fleeting er satisfactory superficial engagements with dissatisfactory deeper dialogue - there's so much happening despite everyone moving on by the last line. When bouncing back it's onwards and upwards :) enjoyed!

Laurentine G

February 15, 2026 at 10:52 AM

If I could riff a little more on the physics in there too I reckon I might nudge into gold star territory lol

David Kavanagh

February 15, 2026 at 6:44 AM

A multi-positional stance taken here Miss Laurentine, this one definitely needed the three pronged attack to make it work on all fronts, I was extremely happy how deeply or shallowly this could be interpreted, so bounce away or fly off on a tangent, it always comes back to the human condition, thanks so much for taking the time to analyse, you hit all the Ku’s lol! Cheers David

I Am Anaya

February 14, 2026 at 12:46 PM

Very clever. As always!

David Kavanagh

February 15, 2026 at 6:45 AM

Thanks for reading and the visit Anaya, cheers David

Andrea Dietrich

February 12, 2026 at 9:16 AM

Ha. Great wit

David Kavanagh

February 12, 2026 at 10:11 AM

A measured piece of wit lol! Cheers David

Paula Goldsmith

February 11, 2026 at 6:54 AM

I enjoyed reading your powerful "on the rebound" write. Have a wonderful day writing away............

David Kavanagh

February 11, 2026 at 9:46 AM

Heya Paula, thanks for stopping by today, I’m delighted you found some power in this quiet impactful Monoku lol! Cheers David

Lin Lane

February 11, 2026 at 6:12 AM

It’s true that ‘all’s well that ends well’ to get rid of depression. Especially true when the outcome was deep ‘passionate’ aggression.

David Kavanagh

February 11, 2026 at 6:28 AM

Haha! “passionate aggression” should really be a recognised panacea for depression, I think both customers got exactly what they wanted here, once they sussed out the underlying issue, thanks Lin, cheers David

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