With everything I read of yours, Caitlin, my eyes have truly opened. It’s rare to hear someone say how things really are with a truthful heart. It’s rare in this world today to hold pure wonder too.
New York City and Seattle just elected democratic socialists who condemn genocide in Gaza as mayors. We can wall in despair or lend a hand to bring about change.
`The belieff that all politicians are corrupt is what those in power (the oligarchy) want you to believe, so you think it meaningless to vote or support some of them, which leaves the oligarchs in power without your opposition. Cynicism breeds apathy, and apathy is impotence, which is, in effect, support for those who do not want you to become active.
Please people do not yield to cynicism. Its so important things are not business as usual anymore. We have lives at stake and too much hope has been lost to give into apathy anymore. Humanization must continue from the bottom up and humanistic mayors are a very good trend!!!
sorta , but the greed and corruption and the lust for power and control run very very deep , as are the pockets of those behind the scenes who pull the strings
With everything I read of yours, Caitlin, my eyes have truly opened. It’s rare to hear someone say how things really are with a truthful heart. It’s rare in this world today to hold pure wonder too.
You are a real treasure. Your writing and your painting are windows to who you are.
Thank you, Caitlin and Tim. You rock.
New York City and Seattle just elected democratic socialists who condemn genocide in Gaza as mayors. We can wall in despair or lend a hand to bring about change.
One can hope, they both don't end up being just another typical, corrupt US politician.
`The belieff that all politicians are corrupt is what those in power (the oligarchy) want you to believe, so you think it meaningless to vote or support some of them, which leaves the oligarchs in power without your opposition. Cynicism breeds apathy, and apathy is impotence, which is, in effect, support for those who do not want you to become active.
Please people do not yield to cynicism. Its so important things are not business as usual anymore. We have lives at stake and too much hope has been lost to give into apathy anymore. Humanization must continue from the bottom up and humanistic mayors are a very good trend!!!
The majority of US politicians are corrupt. Both political parties are extremely corrupt.
The electoral system is corrupt.
Only a fool continues to do the same thing over and over again, and expects different results.
sorta , but the greed and corruption and the lust for power and control run very very deep , as are the pockets of those behind the scenes who pull the strings
That’s the most beautiful piece I’ve read on Substack in some time. Thank you.
Wow. Well written, leaves feelings awake. Treasure is certainly subject to the self. These words are treasure on their own. Thank you 🖤
Bravo Caitlin! 🌹
Beautiful! Thank you, Caitlin
💞
"Not what I wert,
But what I am. My day
Is but a chain of incidents
Even as thine shall be.
From this I may take no part.
Even so with thee. My day is but
A cup which hold the molten stuff
Which shall become me."
~pw #LB
Oh man… this hit me hard.
What can I add? The rest of you commenters covered it all.
Where your heart is, that's where your treasure lies... Take heart and enjoy the shiny bits on the shoreline.
The spider believes that the whole world is flat.
you are a treasure, Caitlin
Wow. You write poems for worlds to live with. Thank you!
It's always refreshing to see some social reality in art.