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Ah, depression - that black dog, that dark cloud hanging over heads that blocks light and clear thinking. How often I'm there. Injuries and illness just invites this heavy blanket into many lives. I hope it soon lifts for you while you recover. And thank you for your amazing writing!!

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You put into words the exact reasons I have never been on facebook and never will. Thank you Sherman

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The line breaks are flawless in this piece 👏

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Jun 10, 2022Liked by Sherman Alexie

As intended, I think….the beginning lines were alluring. Until the next line. Then the next line, and the next. It is lonely, isn’t it? That giant global community of ‘friends’.

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Suck: robber baron in a hoodie.

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Old King Zuck was a merry old soul

And a merry old soul was he.

Dammit!, Now I have to deactivate again!

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The poem may not be political, but it certainly is prescient.

Thank you for your beautiful poems. They brighten my day, because all beautiful things, no matter if they are sad or joyful, give me hope in our collective humanity.

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Jun 10, 2022Liked by Sherman Alexie

apt description of social media

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Jun 10, 2022Liked by Sherman Alexie

The alter of loneliness. 💘

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