Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred
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Phoning Texas
Yesterday I tried a WhatsApp call with a great friend in Texas. We speak and chat on an almost daily basis and care greatly for each other , but yesterday the video was just not playing at all. So we actually had a WhatsApp phone call. This is inspired by that phone call, I hope you enjoy it.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Poets
Smile
When our brains feel happy, endorphins are produced and neuronal signals are transmitted to your facial muscles to trigger a smile. ... When our smiling muscles contract, they fire a signal back to the brain, stimulating our reward system, and further increasing our level of happy hormones, or endorphins.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Poets
Know What's Frightening? Xenophobia
Xenophobia is a curse on humanity , and probably the whole of the animal kingdom too. Fear of the different , fear of the “not one of us”. These are my own observations on this abhorrent subject , but there are more authoritative links at the end of this piece.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in The Swamp
Being A Man
I was born in the fifties and brought up in an environment where misogyny and racism were the norm and very acceptable , practiced on a daily basis. Growing up I cannot remember any non white kids in primary or secondary school , maybe that’s selective memory, but looking back that is really strange.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Confessions
Passionate Friend
I was thinking , how does my Muse make it so that I can get and channel ideas. Almost everyone else has no effect on me whatsoever, and while working today I was listening to “Wilder” by The Teardrop Explodes and then Julian Cope and the band launched into the gorgeous “Passionate Friend” and then struck me , my Muse is passionate about everything that matters to them , in the most positive way,
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Poets
Cat Girls
I don’t do pets , I don’t mind pets , but like children as long as I can give them back to their owners. Cats are independent and dogs are faithful and loving. On Facebook and in real life I have so many female friends who have one or more cats, I won’t name you but am going to try a new poetic form for me as a tribute to all of you.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Poets
