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Rebecca Broke My Heart

Rebecca, if you see this, your voice is still amazing.
My heart is heavy with the time we have been apart and
life had other plans and
it was always too dark to see over the horizon.

It’s all lies, Rebecca, all lies.

We used to go together and she used to cheat.
Rebecca broke her tooth off
but she did a fantastic job on my boudoir photos.

It’s all lies, Rebecca, all lies.

The last person that broke my heart?
I only refer to her
by the name
I invented after:
Barfy McVomitron.

-Andrew in Ohio (search phrase “Rebecca broke my heart”)

The Universe Waits

Take action to understand love.
Ask expectantly;
move boldly.
Search portals,
walls of flame,
gates of scarlet,
openings to a new dimension.
Discover the most powerful force in the universe-
infinite existence-
God

-Randy & Trena in Nebraska (search phrase “the universe waits”)

unknown and unseen
machines extend our intelligence
hybrids, gene engineered chimeras,
a symbiotic human-machine entity
of such infinite and subtle complexity

Welcome to the culture
will virtual life obviate the fear of death?
Welcome to the Machine
unbound and bound Prometheus

-By Ben in Connecticut (search phrase “human machine civilization”