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i have a lot to say

how well can we hear

By ⸘jason alan‽Published about a year ago Updated about a year ago 1 min read
i have a lot to say
Photo by Kane Reinholdtsen on Unsplash

i have a lot to say

and a lot of people i want to hear me say it so

it isn't the throws of shade

no intentions

of addressing inequitable exchanges

of which i am

as culpable as any other and

what are words

without the person standing before

what are mine

without the way i speak

to make them special

effectively

the way i vocal-I's

and silently We've'ed together, together

to give the impersonal a fleshy face

to show us for itself, in itself

maybe you have heard it all before

but have you ever

wondered what it REALLY means

interpreted through generations

exponentially differing

buffering, timed out, repeating

check your own connections and frequencies

tune in to a harmony

since the best things in life are shared

it's about community

not just what we stand for

so much as it is

based on findings from peer-review

because, who are we, really

without each other

when it is hard to listen

it might be even harder to say so i question

how well we can hear

what is unconfirmed by bias

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About the Creator

⸘jason alan‽

:::WARNING:::

i am only responsible for what i say,

not for what you understand.

you may learn to be charmed by my [secret‽] discontent,

or you may not.

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