“You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.” Aung San Suu Kyi
Surely Surely, to be authentic is to know our imperfections and to know that we are less than the sum of our public persona, that our pixels blur when no one is looking at us, but does that diminish us in any way, does that prevent us from speaking the truth to power in the public square? Surely the one who has lived their mistakes is the one with a voice to share? ©Paul Vincent Cannon
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Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. - Edgar Allan Poe
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Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. - Edgar Allan Poe
Korean cooking, restaurants, and delivery foods
poet and author of The Light in the Cave
A place to freely express emotions and ideas.
Home of Democracy Jones
Man is a self-conscious nothing. ~Julius Bahnsen
"That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works." Psalm 26:7
Welcome to poetry and poetic imagery
📍enthusiasm runs the world
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Love this. 🕊
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Thank you 🙂
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Yes!
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Absolutely
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Many thanks.
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Great one! Thank you for the enjoyment with words, Paul!
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My pleasure Michael
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Wonderful work of words 💫✨
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Many thanks Hannah 🙂
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It’s always a pleasure 😊✨
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🙏
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Absolutely. I always respect and in awe of the work carried by Aung San Suu Kyi
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Thank you so much Megha.
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Much wisdom in this poem.
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Very kind, thank you so much Liz.
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Perfectly presented Paul, none of us are perfect, but if we are all brave enough to speak up, maybe the witty city ones, might start to see their own imperfections….
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I’m hopeful bout that Ivor, yes indeed, and thank you for entering into it.
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The line that stands out to me is: ” our pixels blur when no one is looking at us”. It got me thinking that perhaps the reverse is true – I blur who I am amongst others. Another thought provoking poem Paul.
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Great thought VJ, always we are not who we are, the constant real battle for authenticity and integrity.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Many thanks Chuck, appreciated.
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So true
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🙂
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I love the quote. He’s right. Thanks for your poem!
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Yes, agreed, and thank you for reading and responding.
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