Self
Self-centered
Not necessarily selfish
Reaching the whole-ness
may be a dangerous endeavour
and concept
One is not many
a few
or even two
Love of oneself may negate
at least a bit
somewhat
a lot
the love of the other
Love may be replaced
by duty
and tasks
Meditation
One brain
Five senses
Oneness
Separateness
Self
rarely -less
Positive aloneness
Where is the empathy
there
really
Self-reliance is different
Striving for oneness
may be wrong
after all
It may be asocial
and the result
of one God
Gods and Goddesses
speak in more than
one tongue
one command
one blessing
one curse
Community
of selves
of souls
One self
to one soul
Come on
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Steven Wilson - Self
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Patrick M. Ohana
A medical writer who reads and writes fiction and some nonfiction, although the latter may appear at times like the former. Most of my pieces (over 2,200) are or will be available on Shakespeare's Shoes.
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Koyi wobbled to her shabby wood and straw kaz, holding her machete and an old burlap bag with some yams. Someone had laid another basket in front of the patched up door—rose apples today. They were a bright reddish pink, looking waxy and crisp, just the way she liked them. The culprit knew her very well. Those would be crunchy, juicy and sweet—she could tell—but she gathered all the will she could muster and pushed the basket aside to enter her home. She had already said no repeatedly and would not be taking bribes.
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It's a thoughtful exploration of the complex nature of selfhood.
I know a few people who could really benefit by reading this. Excellently written.