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Another Poetry Challenge

 Greetings to all my many invisible admirers, silent supporters, and mute cheerleaders. Greetings to all those to blip onto my page for just long enough to record the view, but not long enough to actually enjoy or read anything on the page! And hello especially and with the most enthusiasm to those who actually DO read my rants and poetry and more rants. Because you're angels and I love you and that isn't sarcasm, I promise!

Anyway, I have here this little print out of 30 days of poetry prompts. And I thought since I had so much fun doing it years and years ago, maybe I could have fun doing it again?

Anything to inspire a little motivation to do ANYTHING would be welcome, honestly. You know how long it took me to get into my Carowyn Cosplay the other day!? Good Lord I sat in bed for like two hours just dreading the idea. 

I could tell you why, but we don't have all day and I'm sure you are not entertained by my rants as much as I am. 

IN any case. None of these are likely to be any good. At least in my opinion. But hey, you might like them, who knows!

Day One. "When you meet a Stranger..."

When you meet a stranger,
what do you notice first?
Small things?
Tidiness of cuticles, or perhaps
manicured level of their eyebrows
or maybe the printed brand of their clothing?

Or do you notice bigger things?
Warmth of their smile,
courtesy given in passing,
or how they just can't stop peeking over at that well-behaved dog in the corner?

When you meet a stranger,
do you ponder their outside trappings,
or do you peer until you get a glimpse just beneath the surface?

End of the world.

 I watch movies

About the end of the world

And I think how scary it would be.

I see tides rise

And comets fall

Seas boil and mountains crumble

Viruses plaguing the Earth

Flesh eating monsters 

Alien invasions and explosions

Supernatural evils with

Spiky, wicked tentacles 

Frost creeping like sinister mist

People running and screaming and hiding

Car crashes and falling planes

Derailed high speed trains

Sinking ships on tossing ocean waves

Zombies lurking in dark corners

A burnt out pit of a sun blinking in the sky

Like a candle about to go out

Mania and hysteria and panic and fear

And none of that

None of it

None

Is as goddamn terrifying

As those old white men

Telling me

Me

What I cannot do

With my own

Stinking

Meat suit.

Flute

 Sometimes I look over

And I see two sleeping bodies

Curled into balls at my feet

Chests rising and falling just off rhythm.

I hear music in my head

a flute with just a few gentle chords

One and two and a trill at the end?

A slow, sweet melody

Inexplicable, really.

Sometimes I stand outside

And I look up at the sky 

There are clouds and maybe a bird

I hear music in my head

a flute with just a few gentle chords

One and two and a trill at the end?

A soft little tune

A nostalgic note of memory

Sometimes I finish a book

And I return to my body

A little bereft and suspended

I hear music in my head

a flute with just a few gentle chords

One and two and a trill at the end?

A sad, wistful thing

That leaves me wishing to hear it again.

Villain

 
Listen to me.

If You're Dating Someone With Depression or Anxiety - know what you're getting into. 

People who say "DO this, and do that, and do this, and Never ever do that" have not dated people with Depression and Anxiety. The people who make ultimatums that sound nice have not had to do them themselves (I wager you anything.) The ones who say, "They need constant support, constant reassurance, they need to be moved when they say they don't want to be moved, they should never be made to feel bad by you ever--" 

They are likely people WITH Depression and Anxiety. 

They are the ones with the issues, telling you what they want from a partner. 

Because not once, in any of those 'Make-Sad-People-Feel-Good' posters or quotes on Pinterest or Insta, not Once does it say the fucking obvious.

Hey. If you're dating someone with Depression or Anxiety, and you can't do all of the things they want or need, Guess What? That's Okay. And do you know why? Because you should Never, for Any Reason, Sacrifice your own well being for the well being of another, based simply on affection.

YOU have to be the one to reassure them, all the time. Does it ever mention that they should do their best to thank you? Or even return the favor? YOU have to take them dancing even if they say they don't want to go dancing. What if you don't want to go dancing? Or whatever activity it is? YOU have to keep communication open and honest. But they don't have to respond. They don't have to be honest, I suppose. 

Quotes like this are one sided and selfish, and define a whole fucking generation and I hate it.

So you know what? No. If you can't do it, if you feel like this alteration of your own schedule, self and mind is just too much, GUESS WHAT.

You. Don't. Have. To. Do. Jack.

How Not To Be A Jerk: Part 1

 How Not To Be A Jerk is a simple list (with mild explanation) on how people can easily check themselves when dealing with other humans. Today, we'll delve into the Customer Service aspect.

So we all know that the people in Customer Service are human beings. Intrinsically, we all KNOW this. Many of us have or still are IN the customer service industry. We wait tables, we handle complaints, we clean and cook and provide services. 

Regrettably, there are those of you out there who are as of yet unaware that the people who provide you with your nice things, ARE in fact fellow humans. SO here's your first tip. 

Please. Please don't waste their time.

We have the internet now, it's a pretty fantastic concept. Literally all the information in the world is at your fingertips. Including (but not limited to) Store Hours.

If you find yourself eating somewhere, and you're relying on pre-COVID memory to recall when they close, chances are that You Are Wrong. 

I know. In your head, you are aware that 'The Customer Is Always Right.' But here is how you can Not Be A Jerk about it. 

Check the hours. 

If you're there when the store is closing, this is very important -- c'mere, lean in, I'm only going to say this once --

LEAVE.

Don't sit there while the staff are dumping coffee pots and shutting off the fountain machine. Don't poke at your phone and peruse the baked goods while the staff are putting them away for the night. Don't leisurely continue your conversation int he otherwise empty shop while the staff clean all the other tables and start putting up chairs. 

You aren't the only person in the universe, Karen.

Get your shit, let them finish their job, and leave. 

They want to go home. 

Thanks so much.

Good Things

 A friend of mine makes lists of all the good things they did or saw or experienced in a day. I think thats a beautiful idea, and I'm hoping it will help with my general lack of feeling, so here we go!

1. I bonded with a co-worker today! She's really nice, and we chatted about hair dye and girlfriends.

2. Several people got really excited about a Discord Role-play that I pitched, and they already started making characters even though I don't know if it's ready yet.

3. The gas station attendant was really nice to me, and remembered what kind of Vape Pods I use.

4. My doggos are absolutely adorable.

5. My Fiancé is absolutely adorable.

6. it was almost 80 degrees today! Which, I'm not sure is a good thing, as it kinda irritated me, BUT I was able to show off a funny T-shirt at work because of it!

7. I have DnD tonight with some good friends!