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johnjgeddes
@johnjgeddes Sep 3, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC

Pig in the Parlour

Maybe from as early as when you're five or six, there's a whisper going at the back of your head, saying: One day, maybe not so long from now, you'll get to know how it feels. So you're waiting, even…

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johnjgeddes
@johnjgeddes Sep 2, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC

Haunting Me Still ...A Poem of Us

Your image haunts my dreams: a lovely girl gazing at stars, and I gaze back. — Sarah J. Maas You’re haunting me still Calling from the hill, I follow the sound Turn down the path Only to find you gon…

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johnjgeddes
@johnjgeddes Sep 1, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC

Twisted ...Finale ...Still an Enemy

The reason I could go there was because it wasn't totally foreign to me. I knew it because I’d seen my own burned terrain, walked off the familiar and comfortable path inside my own head and heart an…

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johnjgeddes
@johnjgeddes Aug 31, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC

Twisted ...Part 1 ....Under the Sway of Demons

Evil always contains seeds of its own destruction. It's ultimately negative, and no matter how grandiose, how well-planned, or apparently foolproof an evil plan, the inherent sinfulness will rebound…

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johnjgeddes
@johnjgeddes Aug 30, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC

Deep State ...No One's Safe

We are being watched. It's now time for us to watch the watchers. — Gary Kovacs Covert Surveillance I’m bein’ followed and it’s got me worried. Louise says I’m paranoid and obsessed, but she’s wrong.…

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johnjgeddes
@johnjgeddes Aug 29, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC

Tormentor ...Part 2 ...Dark Presence

Personality projection is well documented. In fact, it's the second-most-common cause of so-called demonic possession. The most common being schizophrenia. ― Stephen King The following Monday at 2:00…

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johnjgeddes
@johnjgeddes Aug 28, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC

Tormentor ...Part 1 ...Intimidating Presence

I sensed an absence that was actually a presence. A weight in the air. A feeling that the space around me was watching, measuring me, and finding me inadequate. ― Jeff Vandermeer I’m convinced some p…

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johnjgeddes
@johnjgeddes Aug 27, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC

Muse or Bemused? ...Rave or Rant

I don’t think I solve problems in my poetry; I think I uncover problems. ― Margaret Atwood These young poets Who write of sex; It's the deepest They ever get. I think of painters And their nudes As i…

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johnjgeddes
@johnjgeddes Aug 26, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC

A Change in Plans ...Finale ...Exorcising the Past

Letting go of the past is a good thing. It doesn't mean forgetting, it just means moving on. ― Kahlil Gibran: Starting Over Lorraine’s gone but her spirit still speaks to me. I’m staring at the deser…

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johnjgeddes
@johnjgeddes Aug 25, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC

A Change in Plans ...Part 2 ...Grasping at Straws

Sometimes there's nothing you can do. Sometimes you don't have enough to fight with. ― Tamora Pierce My wife, Hope, died leaving me with two year-old Autumn and a house full of memories and a heart f…

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