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This is such a necessary poem at this moment in time. Beautiful.

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Oh my.... those last two lines,

"...I pledge my allegiance

to the world to come."

Not in a Heaven-sometime-out there but in an investing in the future (my children and grandchildren) kind of world to come.

Wonderful poem, Jen.

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I am so grateful for these words, Jen.

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Beautifully said and well timed.

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This is beautiful.

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Lovely poem Jen! This is the kind of poetry I want to hang on my wall. <3

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We DO have to take sides. For all the "many-in-oneness" of the human race, there is an unavoidable "in-two-ness" also.

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