Punch Me If You Think I'm California DREAMING
[Draft]
What the fuck am I trying to say?
If you've sat with me for any particular amount of time, you might notice a frustration. One that manifests itself in a stammer, a visible anxiety as my vocal cords contort in a shear absence of vocabulary being sent down from the upstairs. And at this point in our conversation, I know you know (or at least have made an assessment) of how much damaged I've taken on which, admittedly, is a lot. Even worse, I do think sometimes, falsely, that this modality benefits me "somehow" on my goal of becoming well adjusted (The key word there being "somehow" but that's a whole other post for another time). Yet work (our conversation) continued and somehow I was certain I could pull it of.
then then prove any less fallible?
Personally, I have always held the American Dream as a vainer
My brother, six years my junior, has been
example, take the American Dream.
As a metaphor, particularly among the lost generation, this dream symbolized a rewarded work ethic, as accessible as a warm slice of freshly baked apple pie. Window raised, it's aroma carried aloft on a mystic breeze.
And by time the opportunity for me to hunger this slice,
Another example, say, the percentage of this countries prison population
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lies in the hope of an ideal.
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share as
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ual a pledge of elegance to the autonomy and agency of ALL its citizens.
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