In Search of Gumption

In Search of Gumption

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In Search of Gumption
In Search of Gumption
The Writing Poem
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The Writing Poem

Jul 25, 2022
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In Search of Gumption
In Search of Gumption
The Writing Poem
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I am sitting here in the past
typing these words
and there you are in the future
reading them on a screen.

We're not in the same room,
you don't even hear my voice
Technically, I never said
these words at all.

These ideas are
being channeled 
through my soul,
to yours

I can't take credit 
for writing them,
and you can't take credit 
for reading them.…

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