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Where I Once Stood
By Teev Handal The ground beneath my feetWas once hallowedA place of striding giants Jefferson, Hancock, Franklin, PayneThe raw elementsOf the bedrock below For more than two centuriesAn evolving exampleOf peace and power With shores that welcomedThe humble, wretched, huddled massesWho seek only to belong But pride precedes fallAs a flash of insurrectionBrought low what was special Blood corrupting the landTo bring us off the mountTo join the league of ordinary nations
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the One
By Robin Postell The last three letters I enjoyed slowly one by oneā¦I know you think I’ve grown increasingly distant and it would seem so because I’m not reaching out much, but you are always on my mind, a tether I know is attached to me and sometimes I float out further and don’t constantly check to see if I’m still safely secured but eventually I always pull myself back to the ship of you My anchor The safest holiest friendship I have I like our connection as it is. The thought of ever meeting isn’t something I envision probably because my mind sees a perfect order to the universe…
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The Walking Wounded
By Teev Handal In the chill Autumn airTrees stand nudeNothing left to hideLife imitating the flawed artOf American PoliticsBearing the good and the uglyAt the end of one roadAnd the beginning of another Shell shocked votersDancing, staggeringIn rapture and painAll deeply woundedFrom captivity and battleFor the momentIgnoring their own bloodIgnoring the blood of others Selfishness clawing at allBut there is no proper cornerIn which to lick those woundsThey must be viewed, sharedProbed by anyone/everyoneStigmata of citizenshipHoles in the spiritThat are proof of life Sides taken must meltRemoved from behindThe falling wallsThat divide one anotherIn order to uniteLove thy neighborAs you love yourselfGolden rule of our healing
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Election Prayers
By Teev Handal My prayers for the CountryCome easilyBecause, what is loveIf not a constantPrayer residentIn the heart My worry intertwinesWith my prayersSanctifying wordsAnd thoughtsInto a hopeFor a nation healed, reunited It is selfish of meThat I need thisNation healthy for meAnd not simplyFor the nation itselfAnd the citizensThat have the same desire But what is loveOther than bothA selfish andA selfless prayerSent up to GodIn wafts of smokeMade grey in its earnestness
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The Quintessential Sexiness of a Man’s White Shirt
By Robin Postell The way my body feels inside of a manās white shirt is beyond the mere idea of sensuality, or style. There is something unspeakably suggestive about the way it envelops a womanās body, especially if it hasnāt been washed and still carries the scent of the man to whom it belongs. But even if youāre the kind of collector who scrutinizes the thrift stores menās racks for them as I do, the thrill remains. One day a few years ago, and I remember it as clearly and vividly as I remember my first kiss, I found three perfectly, heavily-starched white button-down freshly dry-cleaned Brooks Brothers shirts. I…
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Yale Psychiatrist Weighs in on Trump’s Cult
www.salon.com/2020/04/23/yale-psychiatrist-bandy-lee-lockdown-protesters-resemble-child-soldiers-and-urban-gangs/
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Coronavirus: Walmart Adapts, Shelves Remain Barren
A visit to Valdosta's Inner Perimeter Walmart shows changes being made due to coronavirus contagion
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Georgia Shows Highest Spikes in Coronavirus Cases, Deaths
Georgia has huge spike in total confirmed coronavirus cases and number of deaths
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Five Years Ago Today, Bill Gates Predicted COVID-19 in a Ted Talk
Today is the fifth year anniversary of Bill Gates' TED Talk about a global pandemic we weren't ready for
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Coronavirus: The Ventilator Debacle
While the U.S. argues about the shortage of medical masks, Elon Musk of Tesla tweets that Tesla will produce them and distribute worldwide free of charge
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Coronavirus: Who is Hiring Now?
During record-breaking unemployment in the U.S. due to the coronavirus, some employees need more workers than ever as seen in this list
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Coronavirus: The Awful, Necessary Ventilator
Coronavirus often means patients require being on a ventilator
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Italian Doctors
On March 27, 2020, 51 doctors died from the coronavirus in Italy today. R