April 11, 2022 · 2:20 pm
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It Begins With Me – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

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“A concept is a brick. It can be used to build a courthouse of reason. Or it can be thrown through the window.” Gilles Deleuze 

It Begins With Me

In the search for nothing,
which has become a search
for everything at great cost,
where people are left behind,
where nothing and no one
matters very much, and 
some are even erased,
non-existent by dint of race,
gender, or creed, then there
is a beginning, a leaving,
when some have seen the signs,
declaring, no more, it's time
to leave, to stop, to change
the awful things, the broken ones,
the hurt and the pain, to take our
leave of hatred, jealousy and greed,
it begins, and
it begins with me.


Copyright 2022 ©Paul Vincent Cannon
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30 responses to “It Begins With Me – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  3. OIKOS™- Art, Books & more
    April 11, 2022 at 3:25 pm

    Its a wonderful guideline for life. Thanks, Paul! Have a great week! xx Michael

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  4. rugby843
    April 11, 2022 at 4:56 pm

    Excellent

    Sent from my iPhone

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  5. rothpoetry
    April 11, 2022 at 6:26 pm

    Well done Paul! And… Yes it does!

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  6. Liz Gauffreau
    April 11, 2022 at 7:19 pm

    Beginning with ourselves is a hard thing to face sometimes. We’d rather blame the other guy.

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  8. ben Alexander
    April 12, 2022 at 6:24 am

    *applause*, *applause*, *applause*

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  12. Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet
    April 24, 2022 at 2:29 pm

    Bravo! Great message delivered in a lovely poem, Paul. ❤

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  13. lync56
    April 30, 2022 at 3:45 am

    A great challenge and so well scribed

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