tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46618245086245782592024-03-21T01:02:47.453-05:00Me TalkingDolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-33912449145813001972022-07-19T19:06:00.026-05:002022-07-19T19:06:00.160-05:00PEEK<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>*The following is a poem from "BLACK BOOK: Poems In a Contemporary Age" set to release January 2023*</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Bygone
Visions of a Fading Memory (Passion)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;"><o:p> By: Rodolfo Perez</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Newfound
promise<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Love on the
horizon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Waiting to be
seated<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Black shoes,
black shirt modest<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Black hair,
glistening in the white lights<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Quiet,
listening to conversations around us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Olive pants,
gold bracelet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Visons of the
past and future surround us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Heart
beating, fingers tapping <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Clean cream plates,
An Irish crème for me <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Spilling
jokes and drinks is my specialty <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Dinner and a
show, all for free?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Cracked
sidewalks, turtleshell river<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Talking
traumas, recounting the night<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">With good
company, there are no bad topics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Blue
moonlight, leaning in, passion in our sights.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Lipstick
cannot express the ideas we shared<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Blaring out
of our mouths<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Bridgecrossers
above unaware<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">The unspoken
language of prospect <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Two hearts,
broken from many revolutions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Still find
the moments, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">Where the
future is not some pale conclusion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;">And love is
love again.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math",serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-17374685685504433212021-08-11T17:00:00.001-05:002021-08-11T17:00:00.220-05:00Casual Post 1 (Ft. Blog Updates)<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ugh. I never really know
how to open these general posts for this blog. I used to try and be formal when
I first started posting, but now it just feels weird to introduce myself in
general. I hope everyone has been doing well. For those who have not been
reading the past few updates, I finally graduated from college after four long
years! Who knew that the best time of my life was going to be so damn stressful?
Anyway, leaving college opened up a lot of time for me these past few months,
and I found myself getting a lot of writing done as well as doing a lot of
preparing for my gap year, which sounds way more relaxing than its turning out
to be. I’ve enrolled in some classes at my local community college in order to
get some extra courses that will benefit me when I get into a graduate school
program. I think the most pressing issue at the moment for me is finding an
internship where I can get some extra experience to really set myself apart. I
feel like the volunteer work I’ve been doing is great for grad school
applications, but its honestly impacting my mental health a little more than I
would like (ironic considering I volunteer at a crisis line). Besides that, I
really REALLY don’t want to go back to work at some restaurant or retail store
again. It’s bad enough dealing with rude people most of the day, but working in
a place like that during a pandemic for little pay? Not exactly something I’m
dying to go back to. More updates on that later.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Going away from that area
of my life, I want to talk a little bit about what I have planned for this blog.
Reader, I’ve been doing this for a long time, and I am itching to bring some
fresh perspectives on things. I’ve spent the last few months learning about
different medias that I really want to try out with this website. Currently, I
am working on my first serious collection of poems that I want to do a lot
with. I don’t want to spoil any of the surprises, but I want this collection to
be more than a set of expressions that can be read. I want this collection to
be a narrative that is expressed and experienced through as many senses as
possible. I’m really excited to be working on this project, but I would love
some feedback from you, dear reader. Is there a particular idea or medium you
enjoy the most? Let me know either in the comments, through email, Twitter
(@OfficialRodolfo), whatever works. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I’d like to end by just
thanking all of you once again for visiting this site and reading. A lot of the
time, when I write these things, I feel like I’m whispering in the middle of a
busy street, but then I see that there are some of you that are actually
listening, which makes all of this just a little more rewarding and meaningful.
So thank you.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">If you aren’t subscribed,
please do. It helps the blog maintain consistency.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Good talk,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Rodolfo<o:p></o:p></span></p>DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-87347919611228765942021-08-06T19:30:00.001-05:002021-08-06T19:30:00.242-05:00Where Is The Soul Cleaned?<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: bold;">Where Is The Soul Cleaned?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: bold;">By: Rodolfo Perez</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My time in the sunshine</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Countless rays bathe me</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Warming away the cold worry</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Cleaning the soul</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Darkening my skin</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Making it smooth and glowing</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">No thing can end This</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; min-height: 20.3px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The crimson hue of my closed eyelids turn dark.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">My skin, once cozy, turns icy.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I feel the wind, it forces itself on me.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The clean blue abyss above has turned white.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; margin: 0px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A cloud has obscured my beloved luxury.</span></span></p><div><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyFlQVBspdToykt7JtFLCx5mKHiYFPPPZxjKmmwqKBhbc7j1U2BL8Sp_Hi28S1qVVJEs9zXm1KbBolUX6d47g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div>DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-38905251076366445102021-08-04T17:00:00.002-05:002021-08-06T19:05:30.301-05:00Update #31<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">*Note* This post contains
the use of a racial slur. I do not encourage its use, and I apologize if any
reader finds themselves triggered by its presence in this post.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">For those of you who are
not aware, I have spent the last four years working to attain a bachelor’s
degree, and I finally reached that goal at the beginning of May! I had no doubt
I would graduate, but I wondered how my perspective on my own life and my
reaction towards our society would shift. I was riding on a high after four
long years, so I decided to treat myself. A few weeks after getting my degree,
I decided to treat myself to a nice grilled cheese from a small place in
Naperville. I don’t think I’ve ever went into detail about my obsession with
grilled cheese, but goddamn are they good. It was a nice, breezy evening, and I
was walking towards the Riverwalk, grilled cheese in hand. I was thinking about
graduate school programs and reading about one on my phone as I was walking.
The streets weren’t very busy, and everything was calm. I stopped at an
intersection, put away my phone, and began to cross the street. There was one
car waiting at the stop sign. It was a small red Mini-Cooper. I thought nothing
of it as I walked, but as I neared he end of the street, the voice of a man belted
from the small car. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“<i>Learn to walk faster
you fucking spic!”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">As I began to turn
around, the car quickly sped off, leaving me in a state of anger and confusion.
I have been called a lot of things throughout my life. Unfortunately, racism in
the United States is profitable, and when white people make up the majority of
the population, it is rarely ever addressed. However, this encounter hurt a
little more than all the others. I was fuming, but I did not know what to do. I
didn’t see the mans face, and I didn’t get the car’s plate number. I felt
powerless. In past experiences I was able to yell something back at least, but
this was different. I was left alone. After quickly realizing the reality of
the situation, I began to walk back to my car, grilled cheese in hand. The sandwich
was delicious, but I haven’t gone back since. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">There are a few things I
always assumed were going to be constant in my life. The first was the drive to
learn new things, and the second was the level of dedication I hold to my
community and to the future. If you are a longtime reader of this blog, you’ve
seen how quickly perspectives and art can change over the years. I don’t think
I’m the first self-proclaimed artist to say that. However, not all things
change. The things fought against 100 years ago are still in our homes today.
The more I talk to new people and get a taste of what their life is like, the
more I see that their problems are the same problems that have penetrated the
soul of the United States throughout its history. Brothers and sisters are
still starving, the poor are suppressed, and white power surges in nearly every
administrative branch of our society. We make our baby steps towards progress,
and we make our baby steps away from it. Some things never change.<o:p></o:p></span></p>DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-6087023800405912992021-06-02T17:00:00.001-05:002021-06-02T17:00:00.219-05:00These Nights [Poem]<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">These Nights<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">By Rodolfo Perez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Late summer nights,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Gleaming evening lights.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">From insects in sets,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">To the flooding sects of
people,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Walking through the
streets.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">To the young woman
enjoying her porch,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">To the lone street
drummer,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Playing for his city.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">What future lies ahead
for the young and the old?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">A future of bold
ingenuity?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">A future of ambiguity?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Where do we go from here?<o:p></o:p></span></p>DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-38350851749408209182021-04-03T12:00:00.001-05:002021-04-03T12:00:00.384-05:00Y<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Y (Or A Study Into Forecasting)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">By: Rodolfo Perez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Intricacies of life,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">State your existence!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The fallen love,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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life?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Will we find it on the
shore of an untouched beach?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Or at the bottom of a
glass?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Is it in our hearts? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Or in our lungs?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">When I hear your sirens, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">And see your tears,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">What is a man to do in
response?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Should he tighten his jaw
and clench his fist,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Like so many men before
him?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Or shall he lift his
shoulders and fancy a drink,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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him?<o:p></o:p></span></p>DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-2377108909684043222021-02-06T19:30:00.001-06:002021-02-06T19:30:03.476-06:00Update #30<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I would like to apologize
for being OTG for so long. At the time of this writing it has been roughly five
months since I have given any real indication of my continued existence. I
suppose even now it’s completely plausible that Rodolfo Perez may have died five
months ago, and this is his deranged doppelganger hijacking his life. Regardless
of this possibility, I wanted to take some time to give you all a bit of an
update on how things are going for me recently and answer a few questions I
have received over the past few weeks. I do plan on answering all the questions
I’ve gotten, and I don’t want anyone to think I am ignoring them. Anyway, let
me give you a little glimpse into what I’ve been going through the past five
months.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The first question that I’ve probably been asked the most
is <b>“Why the fuck aren’t you posting anymore?”</b> The short answer is
because there’s a lot of stuff going on right now. To elaborate, I would say,
like many others, that 2020 is probably one of the only years in my life where
I left the year in worse shape than I entered. The year has taken a toll on me
and has influenced many changes in the way I perceive the world. That said, the
rollercoaster that was 2020 has left me in a state of deep self-criticism. I haven’t
stopped writing, but I’ve gotten it in my head that anything I write is not
worth posting. Don’t worry, I took some time to get a grip of myself, am
beginning to go to therapy again, and am getting myself back into the groove I
had going for me. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The second question is <b>“Where the fack are you?”</b>.
Obviously the second question is going to tie into the first, but the short
answer is out and about. 2020 was a busy year for me in regard to school and
other organizations. At least the first half of 2021 is probably going to be
filled with similar activity as I get ready to graduate with my bachelors
degree and move onto grad school. The important thing is that I am here now. I’m
sorry for not being here earlier, but I am going to do my best to be more
consistent with all of you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The third and final question of the evening is <b>“What
the fook do you have planned?”</b>. The short answer to this question is a LOT.
Since I am moving out of this rut, I am excited to start reworking some of my
writing to present to all of you in the coming weeks. Beyond that, I am looking
for new ways to interact with all of you. I am currently working on bringing
some of my ideas to video through YouTube or maybe TikTok if that’s something
you all like. I also plan on starting a new discord server, since the one I was
initially on kind of went into a death spiral heehee. The truth is, I have a
lot of different paths I’m looking at right now to see what kind of step I want
this blog to take going forward. Stay tuned!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There are other miscellaneous things that I thought I
would let you all in on, but I’ll just save those for another post. Nothing
game breaking, just some changes to my email and stuff like that since I want things
to be a little more professional. Anyway, if you read the whole thing congratulations!
You get a secret tip on my next post, which will be a nice poem I wrote while
listening to too much Mozart. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Stay safe, and I love you
all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Founder of Me Talking<o:p></o:p></span></p>DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-32344898096422116772020-08-20T15:00:00.000-05:002020-08-20T15:00:00.185-05:00Top 5 Films To Watch During Quarantine (Ft. Kim Otzelberger)<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">As most of my most dedicated
readers know, I have always found that there is something inherently revolutionary
about cinema. Storytelling in this medium can shape our perspectives on life,
and film has served as one of the only mediums that can encompass the full
scope of human emotion, thought, and action. With each story being told, and
each facet of a character being explained or purposely withheld, it is
important to both enjoy film for the art it brings and analyze it critically to
understand how said films can influence a reflection upon ourselves. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">With that being said, I
called upon someone who knows way more than I do about the technical and
artistic aspects of film making to point out some of the best films to watch
during the difficult times we find ourselves in today. Kim Otzelberger is an
artist and film maker I’ve been following since we met at a writers conference last
November. Kim’s production company, Bearheart Productions, is one that has
produced pictures that are thought provoking and have a great emphasis on
detail. I highly recommend you check her out on social media, as well as the
website for Bearheart Productions (all linked below)!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Much love, <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Rodolfo<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Editor of <u>Me Talking</u><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Over the past six months,
the world has completely changed. With this, daily life as we know it has
slowed down, opening up the possibilities to live like a kid again. Like many
other individuals, I was furloughed. With this, I had numerous hours to spend
anyway I wanted to. Some days I sat and stared at the wall, others I played
video games, some days I even exercised. But almost every day, I made the time
to watch at least one new movie or a few episodes of a new series. I like to
consider myself a movie buff, but there is always room to experience new
films. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Here are my top five
quarantine must-see films for 2020!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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struggling to come up with his newest book’s plot, but after moving into a
house down the street from a murder, the story may be closer to home than he
may think.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I am a Horror movie
lover. I adore films such as Alien (1979), An American Werewolf in London (1981),
Hereditary (2018), and Suspiria (2018) to name a few of my favorites. I would
definitely add Sinister to that list. From beginning to end, the film will
absolutely grip you as an audience member. And while I pride myself on not
being too scared during a Horror film, this one actually left me sleeping with
the lights on. You can find this film on Netflix currently, so I highly recommend
you watch it before it goes away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">This film honestly
surprised me. Now I knew the film had gotten appraisal from every human being
on this Earth, but I never like to get my hopes up. You should get your hopes
up with this film. I loved it. Gorgeous cinematography, incredible acting, Joker
will leave you wanting to watch it again and again. This film is currently streaming
on platforms with purchase such as Hulu Premium and Amazon Prime (Premium Membership).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This film was important when it first came out, it was important two years
after, and it is still important today. Do yourself a favor, sit down and
actually listen to this film. Education is key for what’s going on in the world
currently, and it starts with <b>us</b> to get it changed. 13<sup>th</sup> is available
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series amazing. You name it, Sarah Paulson, Cate Blanchett, Uzo Aduba,
Elizabeth Banks, the list goes on and on. If you ever need a powerful female
cast boost, put this show on. I get chills just thinking about “Mrs. America”. One
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film, the ending credits start to role and you just sit there in silence? That
is how incredibly crafted Portrait of a Lady on Fire is. Everything about this
film is breath-taking. This film will easily be my favorite film of 2020 and
will live on in my top 10 favorite movies for a very long time. This film is
currently available on Hulu, and is by far one of the most beautiful films of
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@bearheartstudio. I also have a tumblr blog dedicated to women of horror films,
@bearhearthorror. Also, check out my website to see some of my past projects and current ones I'm working on: <a href="https://bearheartproductions.wixsite.com/kimotzelberger">https://bearheartproductions.wixsite.com/kimotzelberger</a>
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<br />DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-35922674004748406972020-07-17T15:00:00.000-05:002020-07-17T15:00:02.382-05:00The Other America<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Two
Americas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Rodolfo Perez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Your
America is cooking out with the music on,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Clear
cerulean skies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Children
play in your cul du sac,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Men
and women jog on the sidewalks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Their
hands raise and wave,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">When
they see the boys in blue drive past.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Your
America is confidence,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In
not only the boys sent to the amber sands,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Or
the coal colored streets,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">But
in the men who send them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Your
America is justice,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In
the judge, the jury, and executioner. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dealing
the punishments that fit the crime.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Your
America is freedom, above everything else.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">That
is not my America.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">My
America is dark streets with broken night-lamps.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">My
America is cold,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Where
flashing lights don’t bring relief but rather terror.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">My
America is lonely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Where
walking into a store gains stern stares from workers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">And
makes men track you through the shop,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Like
a wolf scouting its prey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">My
America has no justice,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Murderers
walk free,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">And
innocent men and women are put in chains to work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Those
who are killed are mocked. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Victims
are turned into villains,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Oppressors
turned heroes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">My
America is perseverance to fight,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">For
justice,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">For
freedom,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">For
recognition,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">For
a voice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Your
America is perseverance to fight <b>back.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">To
keep things the way they are.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Yet
you still have the gall to tell me<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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are one nation under god?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">That
we are indivisible?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">With
liberty and justice for all?<o:p></o:p></span></p><br />DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-14981706664695852862020-04-06T17:30:00.000-05:002020-04-06T17:30:10.576-05:00Update #29<br />
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amidst these times. To say that the past couple of months have been crazy is a
drastic understatement. Schools are closed, bars and restaurants once filled
with peoples laughter and conversation now silent, and hospitals are filling to
the brim with people seeking critical healthcare. One of the things I have been
doing a lot of, as I’m sure many of you are also doing, is constantly checking
the news, seeing the numbers, and starting to worry. Now, I’m no doctor or
scientist, so I won’t give my dear readers any false information or random
speculation, but a few words of advice in this trying time, I feel, are
helpful. This is some groundbreaking stuff, are you ready for this? Okay here we
go:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Don’t go outside</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Seems
pretty self-explanatory, I know, but the best way to flatten the curve of
infection is just to stay in your house. I’m sure a lot of you who are reading
this are already in your home but STAY IN YOUR GODDAMN HOUSE. Nothing is more
important than your health, and more importantly, the risk you run of potentially
infecting someone if you are asymptomatic. Read a book, do some yoga, smoke a
blunt (assuming it’s legal). The quicker we realize we have to stay home, the
quicker we can <i>leave </i>our house. Let that serve as a mantra for the next few
weeks: Stay at home. Stay at home. STAY AT HOME. Otherwise, I’ll have no choice
but to personally come to your home (Hazmat suit on of course) and beat the
mantra into your thick, thick skull.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Don’t make yourself paranoid</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">When
I was first beginning to learn about this virus, I developed an anxiety over how
I may be at risk. I meet a lot of people on a daily basis, and in working in food
service as well as student service, I have a lot of close contact with people.
When I heard that the governor was shutting down schools and bars, I was
immediately worried about how much contact I have had with people, particularly
the elderly. It also didn’t help that in the days following the stay at home
order, I had immersed myself in learning as much as I could about the origin,
spread and lack of medical supplies that were available. My advice is to ease
up on news consumption. Don’t get rid of it completely, you don’t want to be
completely ignorant to what’s happening in the world, but make sure COVID-19
isn’t the only thing you’re talking about with people. If you are going to be
online, try to learn something new. I’ve been looking into video production and
psychoanalysis in the time I am not studying, and I can say now is the best
time to try out something new, if anything it will take your mind off of
things, and will help ease some of your newfound anxiety.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Get organized</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">As
much as I mean get organized by tidying up your home, I also mean start
building a stronger connection to your people. Undoubtably I can see that the
biggest groups affected by this disease have to be the houseless and the poor,
and not necessarily in regard to the chances of being infected. In the US, there
is a drastic difference in preparedness when it comes to the poor vs the rich.
A large majority of Americans have lost their job, but still have to worry
about providing food, paying loans or student debt, and paying for medical
supplies. That being said, banding together as a community to organize things
like food drives or rent strikes is key in letting your voice be heard, and
also empowering marginalized groups through unity. The best way to fight
rhetoric is with action, and now, given the showing of the fragility of the
system, is the best time to get everyone on the same page.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Learning to change.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Arguably
the most difficult thing to accept, learning and accepting that life will never
be the same is essential in overcoming these tough times. Arguably, following
the initial peak of the spread, I speculate that social gatherings will be limited
regardless. It is going to take a while for things to settle back down, for the
anxiety to settle, and for all of us to move on. However, that should not take
away from the fact that we all will overcome this, and even if we lose people along
the way, we will lose them fighting for the life we want to live. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">We will get though this,
and hopefully, we will come out of this better than we did coming in, and with
our eyes wide open to the injustices we truly face as a people. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Anyway, those are just a
few of the things I wanted to say to you, dear reader. I hope reading this was
not too much of a waste of time. In terms of what’s been going on with this
blog, I am working on making a video essay, as I want to spread our work across
multiple platforms, not just the blogging scene, so look out for that. I know I
have been absent for a while now, but I was just in a different place mentally,
so I needed to take some time to get back on track. I got some work coming at
you soon, so stay tuned and stay safe. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Love yall,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Rodolfo Perez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-23122636528108908002020-02-07T11:33:00.002-06:002020-02-07T11:33:50.077-06:00Update #28<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">What’s
up everybody. I bet you weren’t expecting to read this. I bet you were
expecting to read this on some special day. Maybe Valentines day or Easter,
because I like posting on special days. It creates a quasi-schedule for me, and
its something that’s worked in the past. But today, I just felt like writing.
Over the past few months I’ve been writing and rewriting, trying to find the
best piece to release to you guys, but in all honesty none of it is ready. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In all honesty with you, faithful reader, I’ve been in a
bit of an odd place recently. I go to school and talk to so many people every
day. I have respect from so many people, and disrespect from all the right
people. I’m seen as smart, funny, charming, confident, charismatic, and strong.
I have a sense of leadership and am in leadership positions. I have a
girlfriend whom I care about very much. I have a family at home who is there
and provides. I educate myself on the truths of the world, and make sure to
keep the lens to which I see the world clear and free from ignorance. I have a
job that I can do well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I have been questioning myself often, however, in that
despite all these things I am surrounded by in my life, all the people and
experiences I get to take in on a daily basis, why do I feel like nothing? Not
like nothing in the sense that I don’t exist, but nothing in the sense that
even though I do exist, what I’m doing, and what I’m planning on doing is not,
and does not matter. I see the world for what it is, but no amount of respect
and leadership can change the fact that people don’t see it the way I do. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This isn’t to be taken as an unawareness of the overall
issue with my existence. I know the underlying issues lie within my disdain for
the system we all willingly live in. A lot of what I feel can be traced back to
the systematic oppression and unwelcoming environment I have been born into,
and that persists to oppress me to this day. However, speaking in complete
personal terms, I don’t know why I feel this way, and I know I should not feel
this way, but I do, America. I wake up everyday in a bed that is too small but
feels to big. I dress in clothing that is well fitting but feels too lose. I go
to classes that I understand, but I don’t comprehend. I go home to a family who
loves me and is there for me, but I feel foreign. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I have these things weigh on my mind, and I want all of
you to know this is not a cry for help. I don’t want your sympathy, nor your
empathy really. I just want this all to mean something, like <i>really</i> mean
something. I don’t want the feeling of “one step forward, two steps back” that
I believe is present in a lot of the things I do. I just want things to
progress for the first time in a long time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Anyway, that’s kind of
what I have in my head right now. I’m going to start going to therapy again
soon, and I suppose this is about as honest as I’ve ever been on this blog, so
if this was not what you were expecting to read, I’m sorry. Have no fear,
however, I have some pieces I will make sure you all like. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Thanks for reading,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Rodolfo Perez <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-66861883427074188052019-09-21T20:47:00.003-05:002019-09-21T20:47:47.928-05:00A Ghost All Too Familiar<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Goodbye
Youth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">By:
Rodolfo Perez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">There’s
a breeze I feel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It
kisses my neck and I turn,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">But
there is nothing there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">A
soothing voice calls me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It
graces my ears with its familiarity,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">But
there is no one speaking to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The
warmth of an embrace I grasp.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It
envelopes me, and I reach out,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">But
my arms wrap around nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I
open my eyes, and I see a ghost.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It
looks like me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It
smiles a smile all to intimate,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">And
all too forgotten.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I
close my eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I
say,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Con
la mandíbula de un burro,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">He
hecho burros de ellos.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Con
la quijada de un burro,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">He
matado a mil hombres.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I
have lost my youth,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">But
I am not old.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I
have lost my innocence,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">But
I am not bitter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I
have lost my anticipation for the better,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">But
I am not unhappy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I
am breathing,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I
am alive,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">And
I am trying. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-90909684125876132422019-08-10T22:22:00.000-05:002019-08-10T22:23:34.397-05:00SERE<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sere<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">By: José Rómulo Sosa
Ortiz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Un dia llegara que ya<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">de tanto ir y venir
rodando<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">quien todo lo dio por
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">un potro al que nadie
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">quien todo lo dio por
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">un sueño que si se
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">un potro al que nadie
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">de hecharle a las palomas</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The lyrics of this song
speak volumes to me as I grow through the days. I think we can all see ourselves
through the lyrics. It’s one of my favorite works. I thought I'd like to share it with all of you.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Rodolfo Perez<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Editor<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<br />DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-2775895300892391672019-07-08T19:40:00.004-05:002019-07-08T19:40:46.648-05:00W.E.I.R.D.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Untitled</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">By:
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I
like how society relies on other people's perspectives and other's bodies, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I
guess that is why I'm not perfect because I am broken. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">My
wrists are slit with guilt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Demons wrapping themselves around my neck,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Trying to choke out my last breath, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">But
all I do is smile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because the only thing worse than a demon is a
person. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">They
see one glimpse of your body that they so much wanted to see.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Fearful,
they retreat back,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Hate
and grim words that you say to yourself before,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">You now
spew towards them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This world is just as broken as me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">My
wrists grinding themselves into reality because we are each other's demons. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Just
before I choke you to death, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I
will choke myself first.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">P.E.N.T.C.I.</span></div>
<br />DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-57938538804141317452019-05-17T12:29:00.002-05:002019-05-17T12:29:43.321-05:00Update #27<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 24px;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Hello everyone and welcome to update #27 here on <u>Me Talking</u>. I’d like to take a moment to explain my absence over the last month or so. To be frank, I was just swamped with school work as I finished up my second year at University! Although I should be celebrating the end of another semester, I have made it a promise to make sure I take this summer to study ahead of time for my upcoming courses. Along with that, I aim to really hit the other projects I hold off during the school year (YouTube, blogging, travelling etc.) hard, so that I can cleanse myself before the incoming pounding that is going to be organic chemistry and physics.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hmmm what else has been going on? Let me see, oh yeah, I was recently the talk of a controversial marketing campaign surrounding my re-election to the student government on campus, but that story will require a post of its own. Let’s just say it includes satanism, bribery, a wild car chase, and the break of my psyche! It was definitely a wonderful thing to stress about despite all the classwork I had to get done! Shout out to my university, what lads, truly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I was able to see The Misfits who were amazing, celebrated six months of dating with my girlfriend the following week, and saw the 1975 a couple weeks after (yesterday). Overall, I would say the summer has gotten off to a good start.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Beyond that, I can’t really think of anything else going on at the moment. I don’t know, it’s a bit early when I’m writing this, so maybe I just need to let things sit before I can think clearly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Oh yeah, and I’m expecting to release a few poems next week, so keep an eye on that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Thanks for being the best supporters a boy can have. More to come, I promise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Rodolfo Perez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 24px;">Editor-in-Chief<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-57538618781276419692019-03-11T22:00:00.000-05:002019-03-11T22:00:04.999-05:00Poem<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">James Wright is Overrated (or My Dog Has an Existential
Crisis)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">By: Rodolfo Perez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">This is very real. My heart hurts a lot of the time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Not because I have a condition,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">But rather because I fail to express my lack of a
condition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Every morning I wake up to the sound of my master, Rising
from her slumber.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">She is tired,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">She is not doing what she dreamed of doing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">But she gets up anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I sit in bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">All day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I do nothing,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Yet they praise me constantly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">They give me food,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">They pat my head.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">But I cannot tell them how I hate it so.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">For I have no voice to tell them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Oh, Woe is me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">To be cursed in a life of unknown pity,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">But pity is desired Nonetheless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Oh, how I have wasted my life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-49245629603378648762019-03-09T01:40:00.003-06:002019-03-09T01:40:41.701-06:00My Dog Has an Existential Crisis<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-54324121806987507192019-02-18T19:25:00.004-06:002019-02-18T19:25:51.756-06:00Little Things<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It’s the Little Things<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">By: Rodolfo Perez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I live for the little things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I live for cold water on a hot day, and a cup of hot
coffee on the cold nights.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I live for a good poem, or a nice wine, or a ray of
sunshine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I live for the smell of a home-cooked meal on Friday
nights,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">For I know my family is home to care, and love is in
the air.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I live for the moments after a face-mask,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Feeling my smooth, soothing skin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I live for intimate dinners with great people,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I live for the seconds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Not the minutes, nor the days,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Nor the years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I live for the little things. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-78108288844176908592019-02-12T13:28:00.001-06:002019-02-15T09:17:08.444-06:00Dr. Love<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Dr. Love (or How I Learned to Stop Wallowing and Write
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">By: Rodolfo Perez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Love is (sometimes) patient,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Love is (sometimes) kind,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">And sometimes, love is a needle in the eye,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Or a kick to the groin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It is a cliff-hanger,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">With your mother waiting to catch you,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">When you let go.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It is losing your voice,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">From crying into your pillow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It is realizing you’re sometimes going to be Dr. Evil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It is giving someone your heart, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">When you know,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I know,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">You know,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">It is my mind you truly want.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Yes, love is (sometimes) patient,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">And love will always be alive,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Even when it isn’t.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-42059903412215606132019-01-29T15:52:00.000-06:002019-01-29T15:52:02.152-06:00Space Snowman (or Ultima Thule)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Space Snowman (Or Ultima Thule)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">A man floats through space.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">He’s a man, shaped like two.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Brown, iced, leaning forward,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Looking down at nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">He has been beaten to a pulp,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">One can see the scars on his face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">There’s a story behind every dent on his rugged
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">A moment in time he will always carry,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">But never feel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The dents on his skull,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">And the lines across his face<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> Add a story to
his life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Depth,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">And dimension.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">His story is a test of time,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">He is hurt,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">But he is not broken.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">He has no direction,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">But he moves on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Floating.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Tumbling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Floating.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Tumbling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Through the void,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">And floating evermore,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">For a million years more,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Like the million years before.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Floating evermore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Through the void. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Through the nothingness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Never knowing where to go.</span></div>
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DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-49439112255392799652018-12-21T12:00:00.000-06:002018-12-21T12:20:26.983-06:00Avalanche (Or My Brain Is My Ex) (A Poem)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Avalanche<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">By: Rodolfo Perez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">You once told me you were all I have,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">But now you’re gone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">You once told me the world is only good for okay dabs
and a decent bottle,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">But now you’re gone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">You once showed me you can hate yourself, yet be loved
by everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">But now you’re just like anyone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">You once showed me things I never knew about myself,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">But now you know as much as anyone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">You once taught me the difference between wanting to
die, and not wanting to live,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">But now you just want to “give, give, give”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">You once agreed when I said changing the world is the
key to life,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">But now you’re so ready for the nine to five.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">You smile,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">But not because you’re happy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">You frown,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">But not because you’re sad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">You celebrate,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">But not because you’re excited.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">It’s because you know what would happen,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">If you just thought for a moment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">You’d be an avalanche of emptiness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">So, keep on smiling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-56347998427192861112018-12-20T12:00:00.000-06:002018-12-20T12:00:03.096-06:00I'm Flying (A Poem)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I’m Flying<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I wait. I judge. I live.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Her unbridled interest compliments her gorgeous hazel
eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">They gleam with awe, and with reservation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">For she is living, after all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Her heart is like an ocean,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Beautiful, vast, and full of mystery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Leaving me the desire to explore every meter,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Until I can fully understand the magnificence it has
to offer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She sits on the edge of her seat,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Listening to what the world has to offer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She’s a jellyfish in her grace,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">But a shark in her mind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">She can care as a mother does for a child, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">But can charge as a bull does towards a matador.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Oh, how she intrigues me so.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Nothing could ever ruin this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Nothing could ever ruin this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Nothing could ever ruin this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“What if she doesn’t like you?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“What if you’re reading the signs wrong?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Why would she like <i>you</i>?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“Rumor has it she likes some other boy.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">“You <i>really </i>think
you have a chance?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I hesitate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Uncertain of whether I will fall or fly,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I cry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">No one around to push,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">For I have to push myself,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">But one thing is clear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">No matter how much I cry,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Or hurt,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Or die,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I can never say I didn’t try.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I can never say I didn’t try.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I can never say I didn’t try.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">I jump.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">And I’m happy I did.</span></div>
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<br />DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-85801601289468733572018-12-19T14:37:00.001-06:002018-12-19T14:37:14.041-06:00Leaves Leaving (A Poem)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Leaves Leaving<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">By: Rodolfo Perez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">You lift your lungs far above the sky,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">And twirl so gently, a silent cry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">There is beauty in your cold breath.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">As it gives me such comfort,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I must confess.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Your warm trios or red, yellow and orange,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Keep me company from the cold, faded, core bench.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I feel your embrace every fortnight,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">And I only hope,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">You can feel mine too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I love you autumn,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Even when you’re dying.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-85256357793602857652018-11-09T15:02:00.004-06:002018-11-09T15:02:40.021-06:00UPDATE #26<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I’ve never really been good at giving updates on what’s
going on in my life. I guess I sort of get lost in the moment, and because of
that, I tend to forget to let people know how my <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">actual </i>life is going. With that being said, if I’m to give an
update on how my life has been going, I think it’s been pretty balanced! I have
my good days, my bad days, and some days where I don’t really know what to
label it as. School is going pretty well, I just hope I can hang on until the
end of finals. Only four more weeks in the semester. That’s what I keep telling
myself. In terms of the projects I’m working on, as a way to say thanks for
putting up with me, expect some poetry I’ve been writing to be up within the next
week or so! I hope you all enjoy it, I’ve worked really hard in encompassing the
emotion in my writing, and really want to give you some insight into how my
brain works, and how I see the day to day world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>On another note, I HAVE A YOUTUBE CHANNEL!
That’s right ladies and gentlemen, I, a moderately young, but completely worn
out individual have started up a channel on this new website I just discovered
called YouTube. It’s a weird site where there are videos of cats, music,
shootouts, and these people called video bloggers (or “vloggers” as I like to
call them) where apparently, we’re supposed to enjoy watching them live their
lives. I think this project will add another layer to the growing curiosity and
pains we all endure in our lives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If you want to check it out (which I
hope all you loyal readers want to do) click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpu0x8urGi0O_YNYgBqcLuQ?view_as=subscriber">HERE</a> or check out the link in the “About
This Blog” tab. I am looking forward to this new project I want to get up and
running, I think it’ll be fun for both of us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>That’s about all I have for you all
tonight. I have a performance in a play later today. I know I know, I should’ve
told you all, but I figured I would wait until I was going to fully go through
with this. I play Watson in the Sherlock Holmes story “Hound of The
Baskervilles”. I think it’s been going alright, but a part of me just wants it
to be over. Expect photos soon!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As always, with most of these
updates I give, I want to thank each and every one of you readers out there who
take the time to read what I have to say. I have some milestones in mind in
regard to growing this “fanbase”, but I figured we try to keep this as organic
as possible. That being said, I appreciate you all, and I hope you are all
doing great, if not better than me! Expect more from me soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Rodolfo
Perez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">One
of You<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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DolfTheGodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13952523313091094536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4661824508624578259.post-52697479284405984532018-09-12T11:47:00.000-05:002018-09-12T11:47:35.587-05:00Bar Jokes<br />
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1: So just like that, you left her huh?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2: Yup.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Guy
1: God damn man, that’s bold.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Guy
2: I don’t know, I guess I think she deserves someone better. Someone who knows
what they’re doing, or at least someone who knows who they are.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Guy
1: And you think there’s someone out there who really knows that much?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2: I don’t know, I guess so... there must be, right?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1: Not really.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2: No, there HAS to be. Even if that’s a lie, I gotta keep telling myself that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1: Why?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Guy
2: Because that’s the only way I can feel comfortable. I don’t want to be the
best she ever had. That’s a terrifying thought to have.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1: You don’t wanna be the best?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Guy
2: No. Because I want the best for her, and leaving the way I did, I know she’d
never want me back, but I want the best for her, but if I’m the best, she’ll
never have it, and I can’t live with that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2: I’d rather live a flimsy lie, than a harsh truth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1: Well, that’s fucking retarded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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