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I don't pray to any god; I pray to the universe. Why not? The universe is clearly real and all around us, and the universe is greater than we are. -jobe

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POSHMARK, #poetry from Erin Marie Lynch

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Poshmark
How nearly can I / inhabit someone
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November 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Reposted by jobe
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Mifune is cool. That guy can have his hair in a man-bun and still be cooler than Steve McQueen.
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Aperture, a #poem by Elise Paschen

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Aperture
Looking through the lens for a close-up, / he frames me, pond in the background.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Aperture, a #poem by Elise Paschen

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Aperture
Looking through the lens for a close-up, / he frames me, pond in the background.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
LET GO

Swim when the sun goes down.
Allow the night to take control;
you don't have to run everything.
Let the night air slowly dry your skin.
The night can be both mother and father,
Lover and friend. It can lead you,
guide you, all the way to sunrise.

jobe

#poetry #poem
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I FIND THAT WHICH IS DIVINE EVERYWHERE.

I will find you in every good thing.
A perfect snow. The fine curve
of an ocean wave. And I know you
when I see a child smiling, or when joy
fills my heart and lifts me up.
The goodness of you
creates a goodness in me.

jobe

#poetry #poem
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
BARTER 

I wrestled with the moon. I was young
But that is not a good excuse. 

A brace of windows opened
Out onto the coldest of stars. 

A drop of blood
On the farthest constellations. 

A universe all my own
That I would trade for even one true friend. 

jobe

#poetry #poem
November 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Happy birthday to me - 69 years are complete.
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
LIVING; IT ISN'T SO BAD.

The sunrise is a mirror
placed in front of our souls.

From somewhere in the park
a single bird is singing.

The morning air carries this simple song
through the trees and across the fields.

We live this life
moment by moment.

jobe

#poetry #poem
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Inshallah.
11.3.2025
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM