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Ami Robertson (they/them)'s avatar

Urgh all of this. Every word. They will know no peace. This all has to fall.

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Nadia Meli's avatar

There is no other way ❤️

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javy's avatar

so real

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Nadia Meli's avatar

Thank you for reading ❤️

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The Angry Yogi's avatar

That grasped the air in my lungs the whole time, truly breathtaking.

An astonishing piece Nadia, wow.

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Nadia Meli's avatar

It felt like that when I was writing it too. Breathless, angry, desperate, ready.

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Rachel Vogeleisen's avatar

you said it beautifully. We believe we dont have the power but we do. We can say no to devout ourselves to the temple of consumerism. Because they only feed their greed through our money.

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Nadia Meli's avatar

That's it! We have SO much power in our hands, with where we direct our attention, money, time and energy too.

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Leon Brown, Jr.'s avatar

Nadia. I'm stunned. This is a truly astonishing poem. As I was reading it, I could hardly believe my eyes - so much truth, so much understanding, so much clarity, so much honesty! I am impressed almost beyond words. What a profound and beautiful poem. A perfect expression of my own perspective - completely. My gratitude and appreciation is boundless.....

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Nadia Meli's avatar

Thank you so much Leon for reading and letting me know how the piece resonates with you. it was born in deep deep anger, despair and hope. I am glad I am not the only one. 🙏🏼

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Leon Brown, Jr.'s avatar

You are not the only one, Nadia.....

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Nadia Meli's avatar

Thank you so much for sharing this ❤️

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Naseerah's avatar

Sending this to everyone I know, you’ve put it perfectly.

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Nadia Meli's avatar

Thank you Naseerah ❤️

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Stanley Fritz's avatar

Your writing is angry, probing, honest and hopeful. You tell stories and have conversations with yourself while challenging the world. Thats your writing formula. ❤️

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Nadia Meli's avatar

Thank you friend! I guess I think of a formula as a strategy, a template followed with intention - but I just write from the heart, it just spills out without following a structure. But I guess that's a formula. too. You put it beautifully.

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Violet Farraday's avatar

Yes, this <3

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Nadia Meli's avatar

❤️

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Jamal Robinson's avatar

Powerful piece friend ✊🏽

Took me back to Fanon’s ‘Wretched of the Earth’.

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Nadia Meli's avatar

thank you for the love my friend!

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Mallory Lance Fithian's avatar

Stunning, true, powerful words. Thank you for this.

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Nadia Meli's avatar

Thank you for being here 🙏🏼

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aleksander aleksander's avatar

THIS. Exactly THIS! You had me cheering from the first verse.

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Nadia Meli's avatar

Thank you so much for being here, it means the world.

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