HeyJaredTDT
Strongly worded essays and poetry written by an ambivalent man, refusing irony without sincerity nor pretending everything is fine.
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The Streetlight - Poem (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedThis anonymous streetlight… no, the other one… It once belonged to us. Under its electric bloom, I reached out, I touched your face. In the citizenry of sunlight, I walk along the pavement, with our nocturnal memory held in my hands. But I never see you there. Our secret is now just a street.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!0Q0X!,f_auto
What is immature empathy and why no one cares about you. (opens the original)
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“When I look I am seen, so I exist.” - Donald WinnicottIt’s cheap to ask someone “how are you going?” This question is reflexive and emotionally free. It’s harder to ask the second question, the reflective follow up that requires a sustained attention towards another’s inner life. “What has that been like?”When someone tells you something, where you place your attention is a determining factor in whether you can empathise and support a person. In The Pursuit Of Attention, Charles Derber makes a
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