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Suzette Ciancio's avatar

Oh Mark, you ht the nail (fairly) on the head. You explained exactly how I (and I’m sure many others) feel.

Thanks for writing!

Mark Slouka's avatar

Thanks, Suzette. Makes me feel a little less foolish/naive to be obsessed with fairness at a time like this. And a little less alone, which is nice. Onwards!

Sven Birkerts's avatar

This hits so many nails on so many heads, not fair that you were able to say it so well—-!

lou J's avatar

Nicely done. It concentrates the existential pain of the times, boils it to its essence. I can’t swallow the bitter pill, can’t cover it up with a salve, but somehow, this distillation makes it easier to digest and, therefore, give my attention to something beautiful and present that is my more immediate world.