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Mark Wyner Won’t Comply

Jan 27

Tired, by Cleo Wade. Pretty timely.

Don’t give up, folks. Keep fighting the good fight. We can do this. ✊🏻

#Poem #Poetry #CleoWade #Resist #Antifascism #ICE #Minneapolis #DontGiveUp #Hope

Mark Wyner Won’t Comply

Nov 16, 2024

This poem by Cleo Wade is absolutely perfect for this moment in time. You can also watch her read it here:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B10-r-cn961/

(Note: alt text includes entire poem with periods at line breaks.)

Hat tip:
@eco_amandine

#Poem #Poetry #CleoWade #Tired #MentalHealth

cleo wade on Instagram: "This poem is called ‘tired’ it is from #HeartTalk and is the poem that inspired me to write my new book Where To Begin. “I was tired of seeing evil everywhere, so I found the heavenly spots and showed my neighbors where they were.” There are heavenly spots all around us. And if you don’t see one, it is a sign that you must create one. Wishing you all a wonderful long weekend, one filled with rest and replenishment. If you can find even one moment to yourself, I encourage you to grab onto it. When we gift ourselves even 5 minutes of peace, we have that much more peace to give to those around us. We have that much more peace within us, when we need to problem solve in tough situations. I love you very much. Counting down the seconds til I get to see each of you on tour in October. Oh, and you can also pre-order Where To Begin now wherever you buy your books. 💛🖤🧡🌎🧡🖤💛"

7,530 likes, 172 comments - cleowade on August 31, 2019: "This poem is called ‘tired’ it is from #HeartTalk and is the poem that inspired me to write my new book Where To Begin. “I was tired of seeing evil everywhere, so I found the heavenly spots and showed my neighbors where they were.” There are heavenly spots all around us. And if you don’t see one, it is a sign that you must create one. Wishing you all a wonderful long weekend, one filled with rest and replenishment. If you can find even one moment to yourself, I encourage you to grab onto it. When we gift ourselves even 5 minutes of peace, we have that much more peace to give to those around us. We have that much more peace within us, when we need to problem solve in tough situations. I love you very much. Counting down the seconds til I get to see each of you on tour in October. Oh, and you can also pre-order Where To Begin now wherever you buy your books. 💛🖤🧡🌎🧡🖤💛".

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