The Eternal Race

  
               Erase vs. Deface
               Disgrace vs. Debase               

               Inner vs. Outer Space
            Dog-eat-dog vs. Rat-race
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Sands Avatar
March 7, 2026 at 7:16 AM
I would rather not be in the rat race now lol :)
Wolf Avatar
March 7, 2026 at 9:12 PM
So glad to be out of it, eh?... Me to. ~ Former Democ-RAT lol ...
Etgen-Baker Avatar
March 6, 2026 at 5:29 PM
appreciate the powerful comparisons. Hope you're well.
Wolf Avatar
March 7, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Appreciation appreciated, appreciatedly. ~ gw
Lawless Avatar
March 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
i quit the "rat race" when they told me i had to by tiny track shoes for them.
Wolf Avatar
March 7, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Heh, heh. Never thought I would get call you, 'Quitter.' ~ Tex Ritter
Rodrigues Avatar
March 6, 2026 at 7:53 AM
My dear cousin, when in her thirties got a brain tumor. Her first thoughts after coming home were that she realized the “rat race,” she had been in. She could not return to work. She has been good for many years after and likes to help out, like in soup kitchens… She lost peripheral vision on one side. Love your quips!
Wolf Avatar
March 7, 2026 at 9:40 PM
A blessing in disguise, it seems. Though with 'blessings' like that, no need for curses.
Rolland Avatar
March 6, 2026 at 6:10 AM
so true, i even think human do as rats many things, thanks for the metaphor and irony
Kendrick Avatar
March 6, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Creative and interesting comparisons or opposites. I think there is both going on in this world at the same moment in time. Thank you for sharing your work with us. Way to go. Sara K
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