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Love in the time of Trump

A self-love poem

By G. A. BoteroPublished 11 months ago 1 min read
Picture of a painting of a Bird towards the light - photo by G.A.Botero

Divided dinner tables, unanswered calls, muted social media feeds, deleted texts from all

Wary first dates, old friends too peace over principles? the thorn is so much larger than the white rose.

Connection despite contradiction. Sometimes it's fun over politics, but often it's goodbye for mental self healing to form.

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About the Creator

G. A. Botero

I have a million bad ideas, until a good one surfaces. Poetry, short stories, essays.

Resist.

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarran8 months ago

    "the thorn is so much larger than the white rose." Oh wow, that line was so deep!

  • Kendall Defoe 11 months ago

    That thorn/white rose line is going to haunt me for the next four (eight?) years.

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