HeyJaredThe Manic Romantic
essays, poetry and prose on love, decay and the stubborn beauty of being a human being
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- Sep 6, 2026
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- Jul 5, 2026
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Man on The Sidewalk (opens the original)
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Now I am Beautiful Too (opens the original)
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Blue Hour - A Poem (opens the original)
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We often talk about golden hour when the day has commenced and been freshly lit by the sun’s illumination of our ambitions.But we often overlook the beauty of blue hour. That small corridor between night and sunrise when the only thing that fills the atmosphere is potential.What shape will the day take? Anything is possible. And you are unique and born … Read more
Lay Down, Mama (opens the original)
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