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When Will The Nightmare Be Over | The Weekly Protest by James J Jackson on Patreon

We have a huge wave of people who both can’t shut the fuck up and are blatantly uninterested in anything that challenges their dumbass, sexist, nationalist narratives. — Read on http://www.patreon.com/posts/61247766

Posted byJames J JacksonJanuary 16, 2022Posted inPoetryTags:Politics, society, writing

I’m Weary, but I Can’t Rest

I’m weary, but I can’t rest. I can’t sleep on an empty belly. I can’t relax when I haven’t earned it. I can’t slow down, until the world stops burning down. I can’t breath, until everyone can breath, and not just breath but breath deeply and free. I’m weary, so weary, but I can’t rest.

Posted byJames J JacksonAugust 29, 2021Posted inPoetryTags:burnout, community, Depression, society

Hope and Closure

Hope is byline politicians use to get votes, and closure is only in Spielburg films. Hope is not something you can buy or sell even though they always try. There is no closure in real life. That is not the hot take of a typical jaded cynic. It is the call of a freedom fighter,Continue reading “Hope and Closure”

Posted byJames J JacksonMay 20, 2021May 20, 2021Posted inPoetryTags:closure, Hope, poetry, society

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