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The wounded CDC buildings, riddled with bullet holes, still stand tall,
More than bricks and glass, they symbolize well-being for us all.
They represent the gold standard—a fusion of science and art,
Safeguarding health and safety, even when resources are taken apart.
To grasp what it truly means to wear a CDC badge,
Serving and protecting, with honor, that's our pledge.
We stood firm, shouldering the increasing weight,
Guarding the safety and well-being of the nation's health.
If breaking the spirit of dedicated workers wasn't enough hurt,
Showering the daycare and workplace with bullets is a punch in the gut.
Our health and well-being represent the most excellent form of wealth,
Yet, the odds of survival are diminishing for the American public's health.
Will this harm everyday people, losing the best in health protection?
They will soon feel the impact, but it may be too late for redirection.
kevin 5d
Inside of, before we get old
There isn't a delicate way two fold
On the corner nearly a weak
Worth less than off my feet
Just often enough to hold
Backs of bolder than, no
In and out you traded in
Condone going out whim

Are you hear in why we split
The deepest pains are heavens miss
The days not spent under June
Making out like watching Sue
In where you won't say
Coming at you every, fray'd
Endings inside no way to climb
Piano toes blinding sighs

Who or when you did it right
Miss be four then me
Limbs I wouldn't greave
Now he's back against
Two new packs of heels in print?

3 two to bring me my solo

Mistreat rogan the revelation
Soo wee delivern pip

Reliant out my lights
Newpiter, on to your studio

Galactic cause
Two   the word we use,  
As if life were a coin,  
Each side opposing:  
One, a dream; the other, silence.  

We call Death the thief of goals,  
The end that never asks,  
But why should it?  
When even Life, its brother,  
Arrives without permission,  
Yet remains sacred.

Sometimes I speak to Death itself,  
Ask it:  
Why don’t you knock?  
Why don’t you warn?  
Why don’t you ask before you take?

But then I pause,
Am I not in control of my own path?  
Or is Death the master still,  
Choosing when to come  
And who to claim?

Death
Why do  you grieve?  
Why do  you  fear fate?

Imagine the soul   yours, mine  
Entwined in the delicate dance  
Of life and its inevitable shadow.  

It must happen.  
Karma, I say.

Every decision, every step
The seeds of future consequence.  
Right or wrong, good or bad
But who defines them?

The sun and earth,  
Even they obey time
Silent servants to fate.
The truth of life we live without escaping from death itself.
Old men, look at us now, we,
the living, we the exposed to Camus,

and Sisyphus and Faust and Iphigenia,

we, arriving at a wake of Ozzie's meme,

his driving force, his words, in truth,
his mush tip bamboo pens, faded
his words, you have,

to read, and think, he lived, long
in character, I think, he did all he could,

as do we all, NPCs, we the entertained,

we the cast of thousands pumping the jams,

and bringing the gospel to those thirsty souls,

go fast the acceptable fast, go past the evidence

per se, se cura, free from worthless folly, wise
in waiting, wise in escaping the Druj, indeed, the lie,

we found the first fruits of wisdom, patience, let be,

spirit in the form of truth, lie not against that, let be…

gaseous we form, whatsoever we agree, we may, we se

free from unreasonableness that justifies any war, any

waste of any child's first ration of hope, first faith evidence,

the happy child who suckles at a happy mother's breast,
best of circumstances for a new born in the world,

any where, where some peacemaker made a stand, here,

we banish beguiling mistaken steps, trespass into holy,

dare not blaspheme, nor dare define the term, judging

me, heretic speaking through magic tech, shocking

turbo life at 75,  yes, cardiac arrest flat line, thrice,

so wu wei, pay attention, now

ask what is one such day worth, just to imagine.
A friend told me she listened to tribute to time a three mile run, and then we talked about bells tolling and how ill Donne was in 1624, and how trying the patience of the saints and enduring to the end of old age, is all the grace we can expect... but you need to survive seven decades to taste the fruit of certain seeded dreams of peace on earth, RIP Ozzie and Randy and all the roadies.
heidi 5d
I gaze into a smudged mirror.
Is that truly my reflection?
Or had I done a poor job cleaning the glass?
the road to self-love is a bumpy one
girlinflames 1d
Podium
I still don’t quite know
how to put myself
in first place


Podium Friendly Response

       To the Girl In Flames
Keep Your Fire burning bright
Don’t let yourself get lost
In the Shadows of the Night

We all have a desire to be somebody
Especially in the eyes of someone we love
But this desire can cause us pain and we
Can forget our blessings from above

It doesn’t matter what the world thinks
You can’t consume yourself with this
For it will surely be a Scorpions sting
When you deserve a Butterfly Kiss

Take a Rose and be the flower and
Don’t let yourself be Thorned
You can be the winged Angel
And not the Woman Scorned

You must chase your dreams
For they will never chase you
But as you go through life
Unto yourself be true

Being first is overrated and putting
Others first is a better reward
Otherwise you might find you’ve
Been stabbed with a double edged sword

When being first Is not the goal
You might just find yourself there
You’ll be proud that you took the
Time to open your heart and care

To The Girl In Flames trust
I’m not trying to take jouissance
Forgive me of my poor words of wisdom
With my Podium Friendly Response

Written By:Charles Kean
08/11/2025
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