#seize - Hello Poetry

1400 known, and countless unknowns, the ones I’ve known, unrequited love, the agonizing slowness of the realization of unraveling dissolution of love believed the illness.of a child watching the water~ drop~ dropping of slow diminishment of a parent’s memory loss of job and the responsibility of a family to feed failure to achieve the greatness “promised” me the pointlessness of hate by low quality human beings inherently mean & who are pleasured by torturing souls the ever increasing terrors of tomorrow’s imminent unknown unknowns the pointless hating of my religion, people, ethnicity the pain of guilt never forgiveable be caused by the careless pain I’ve casus caused the steady erosion of mind and body with no end night in sight but the hot breath of its nearer to me, closing in inevitability and the perils of eroding, my survival facing the scourge of my daily diminishing returns <> and here, I cease, for others, their reasons, so much greater only 1400 reasons and more, fast forward about 75 years, “ Which is… kinda crazy when you think about it.” ~~~~ ~~~~ Seize the Yay! by Baskins Robbins Ice Cream Co. Some people think happiness is elusive. That all you can do is sit back and hope it comes to you. Well, they don’t see what we see. Made your bed? That’s a reason to celebrate. Put on pants with actual buttons? There’s another. Catch your kid’s smile coming off the bus today? Worth celebrating. See, happiness isn’t a lottery you win; it’s a choice you can make. Even if the world hands you a million reasons to choose otherwise. So laugh it off over ice cream. Get a just-because cake. Find your slice of happiness to celebrate. Fast forward about 75 years, and we’re over 1400 flavors strong. Which is… kinda crazy when you think about it.

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Mar 14

Mar 14, 2026 at 8:07 AM UTC

nat-lipstadt

the 1400 flavors. of a restless night. seize the Yay

1400 known, and countless unknowns, the ones I’ve known, unrequited love, the agonizing slowness of the realization of unraveling dissolution of love believed the illness.of a child watching the water~ drop~ dropping of slow diminishment of a parent’s memory loss of job and the responsibility of a family to feed failure to achieve the greatness “promised” me the pointlessness of hate by low quality human beings inherently mean & who are pleasured by torturing souls the ever increasing terrors of tomorrow’s imminent unknown unknowns the pointless hating of my religion, people, ethnicity the pain of guilt never forgiveable be caused by the careless pain I’ve casus caused the steady erosion of mind and body with no end night in sight but the hot breath of its nearer to me, closing in inevitability and the perils of eroding, my survival facing the scourge of my daily diminishing returns <> and here, I cease, for others, their reasons, so much greater only 1400 reasons and more, fast forward about 75 years, “ Which is… kinda crazy when you think about it.” ~~~~ ~~~~ Seize the Yay! by Baskins Robbins Ice Cream Co. Some people think happiness is elusive. That all you can do is sit back and hope it comes to you. Well, they don’t see what we see. Made your bed? That’s a reason to celebrate. Put on pants with actual buttons? There’s another. Catch your kid’s smile coming off the bus today? Worth celebrating. See, happiness isn’t a lottery you win; it’s a choice you can make. Even if the world hands you a million reasons to choose otherwise. So laugh it off over ice cream. Get a just-because cake. Find your slice of happiness to celebrate. Fast forward about 75 years, and we’re over 1400 flavors strong. Which is… kinda crazy when you think about it.