Half Staff
The flags fly at half staff everyday
to recognize whatever tragic deaths
are most recent. We mourn
in perpetuity and are inured
to our mourning every morning
as we once again soldier on
through the profits of loss.
to recognize whatever tragic deaths
are most recent. We mourn
in perpetuity and are inured
to our mourning every morning
as we once again soldier on
through the profits of loss.
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News cycles are killing me
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Bleak, beautiful, and timely. Well done, sir. *
...profits of loss.*
So sad, so true, so damned good.
Joey's got the hat trick today. Nailed it again. *
*, Gary. Well-done, as I've come to expect from your verse. Here you capture a resigned despair. Soldier on,indeed.
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"We mourn in perpetuity" *
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Thank you, all, for your time and attention.
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Thank you, Sam.
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Thank you, Rachna.