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The Incoherence of Telling Your Brain To Figure Stuff Out

"I wanna know what love is I want you to show me I wanna feel what love is I know you can show me" Foreigner There's a disjoint between giving and receiving love There shouldn't be Hypothetically speaking someone shouldn't feel unloved at the times love is supposedly evident Love languages might make sense of it Perhaps I could make sense of it If I said quite clearly that I do not feel loved hypothetically speaking What am I hypothetically talking about or doing in this hypothetical situation Not feeling warmed by the sun Not feeling seen or a presence at all Hypothetically it's the pits Hypothetically I might see others being nice to each other and feel sad I'm like a little tug boat attached to a ship that's forgotten about I should read up about whether that's even a thing I see what love is - I'd love to be as loved as the dog (I shouldn't aim that high) After a lot of stuff happening I'm moving towards authencity That's tricky if no one wants to hear you speak Is anything helpful to say? I don't know but I think it's a real shame that I'm singing Foreigner songs to deaf ears Hypothetically of course I was actually wandering around singing Lazy Bones by Paul Robeson in an apparent no care in the world way No one noticed (I'm the lazy one, this isn't a dig. It's a good song, I recommend it) Maybe I'll change my tune

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Date: 6/13/2023 2:31:00 AM
Get together songs, breakup songs, love me nots. Love gets you high, gets you low, but we all want to be in it. Though after ten pints, it's usually, I can't get no satisfaction. lol
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Date: 6/13/2023 3:08:00 AM
Are you replying with a playlist for my angst or am I having a fever dream? :)
Date: 6/12/2023 10:33:00 AM
I enjoyed your write. Love is not easy or kind. It is what people make of it. A good "Foreigner" song. Have a blessed day writing away.....................
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Date: 6/12/2023 11:31:00 AM
Thanks Paula - I get more sense interviewing an imaginary stone (see other poem) than asking myself what I think haha thanks for your kind words

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