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the manner and amount  of respect we have

For the image of our audience

And for

The image that we have of our subject

And for

the image that we have of ourselves



ARE ALWAYS THE SAME

and eventually this becomes

The very essence of our lives

//

That is

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When we use the audience as a sounding board to vent our harsh feelings to ....

About someone we dislike ...

Who we say has broken us...( poor pathetic ME )

WE ARE MERELY ALLOWING OURSELVES

TO BECOME A USELESS AND MEANINGLESS
ENTITY

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Now

You might say

ISNT THAT WHAT YOU ARE DOING
WITH THIS POEM ?

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The answer is No

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I am picturing everyone in my mind here

With love and respect

//

I am addressing the subject of poetry

As a beautiful and healing expression

Of pure human feeling

//  

I am doing this out of a feeling

Of myself as a GOOD HUMAN

Caring for the fate of Humanity