“Evil thrives on apathy and cannot exist without it.” Hannah Arendt
How Long? I felt it coming from my depths, a murmuration of emotions rising like leviathan from the roiling sea of frustration, pacing the bounds of disgust, wanting to act, not knowing how, stooping to the gutter of evil thoughts, naming the perpetrators as if they were alone, singular, in their vile behaviour, ignoring the complicity of humanity in all that we do as blame feels weightless, an expiation of our own powerlessness, an acknowledgment of the thuggery before us, which ever remains as I remain, waiting for something, anything, to happen which might be an end of this war. Copyright 2022 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®
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It’s like you’re right inside my head with this one, Paul.
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Thank you Liz, hitting the mark is amazing, in some ways I think many of us are yearning for a better, more grown up world.
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You’re welcome, Paul. I know I am.
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Too long
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Nice
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Thank you very much 🙂
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Such vile goings on. You nailed it.
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Thank you VJ, wish I could nail a certain dictator too 🙂
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Get in line, Paul.
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Lol 🙂
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I agree!
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What a mess, when will these egotists learn!
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A good question, Sir.
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I suspect corporal Jones would have a solution.
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Oh, aye, good thinking! Haha!
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Hehe
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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🙂
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Always a pleasure to read and share your posts with followers, Paul!! Hope you had a great day!
😊👍✨✨🎉
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Well-said, Paul! I wrote a very harsh poem to Putin, then discarded it, not because he didn’t deserve it, but because that is not who I want to be. It is discouraging enough to know of the corruption and blunders of my own country. I am sure that is the case everywhere to some degree. Yes, I hope the war ends soon! ❤
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We live in a time of petulant egotists, immature demagogues, I think we all want a more grown up world, and yes wherever we live there is someone who is in the way of maturity. Corruption is everywhere.
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Many thanks Michael 🙂
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Its a horrible time and a much more horrible situation, for all outside the big politics. xx Michael
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I keep wondering if we’ll ever get to a mature politics where we can live alongside each other, our leaders are children with egos without boundaries.
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Thank you so much
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You convey the feelings of helplessness and frustration many of us are feeling. Great stuff. Also many thanks for the follow.
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My pleasure, and thank you so much for that response 🙂
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