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This is how I originally wrote it. One of those that starts as a poem and then begs to be a song. I posted a fragment of this on tumblr a while back, but here’s the initial piece in its entirety 🤍

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my friend died last month.

at his funeral the mother of his children told me she told the kids they'd see him in the lightning and thunder, so i've just taken that as signs of him myself.

sometimes i see glimpses of him in the fireflies too!

but today, it's raining. i took a cigarette break and stood in an alcove that looked out over the parking lot, with a good view of sky.

a pink lightning bolt ran through the clouds and he crossed my mind, i shouted his name out and said hi, that i missed and loved him.

i told him all about what's been happening this last month, that i got my job back where we used to work together, how it would be so weird not seeing him at shift change or shit talking about sidework.

i told him it sucked that he was gone, but that i know he would have hated losing his arm -- citing a photo of him doing a handstand for reference -- but then joked that he'd be able to do the best one armed cartwheel in the world.

and then i told him i'd be dedicating a song to him at my next show, the one he told me reminded him of how he felt when his mom died.

i wrapped up by saying i hoped he got to see some part of his mom, and that he was having a good time wherever he was. it was at this point that more lightning cracked across the sky and thunder shook the ground, nearly vibrating the air.

and i felt him then, he was here with me in some capacity. what a wonderful soul. i'm glad he's no longer suffering.

i asked him for one more sign before i put out my cigarette and went inside, a small rumble went through the clouds. i laughed, told him i loved him and missed him again, and now i'm sitting with it.

Lanier, man, i miss you brother. i hope i get to read that poem someday. thank you for your time spent with me in this life, i'll remember you always.

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was informed by @nynebark that the donation link i shared earlier was a scam, thank you!

here's the real GFM the message was stolen from, please donate and share if you're unable to donate:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/uk8x8q-help-my-family-leave-gaza

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While we continue to donate to personal evacuation funds, I think it is crucial to keep in mind that these individuals as well as millions more in Gaza are currently actively in need of basic necessities like food, water, shelter, and medical care. Keeping this in mind, and recognising that there is no way to know when the border crossing with Egypt will reopen, I think our attention should also be on raising funds for organisations currently on the ground who will have the widest impact on the lives of Palestinians who are still enduring the genocide in Gaza.

Below are some verified donation links of organisations that are currently providing assistance for the people in Gaza directly:

Food, water, and shelter

Taawon has launched a campaign to provide support in Gaza through food parcels, shopping vouchers, fresh produce, water bottles and shelter tents.

Watermelon Relief is a project initiated and implemented by a group of activists in Gaza, who work to provide aid to displaced families in Gaza through meals, support and activities.

World Food Programme (WFP) managed to provide assistance to more than 1 million people in Gaza in May by delivering food in shelters, makeshift camps and shops.

Life for Gaza is an initiative through which the Municipality of Gaza aims to provide basic necessities for the people of Gaza such as water projects, waste collection and the reconstruction of roads.

Arab Group for the Protection of Nature (APN) is working to plant farmlands in Gaza through their "Revive Gaza Farmlands" project, through which they had already started planting vegetables, fruits and leafy greens in Gaza.

Purchasing eSIMs is one of the only remaining ways to keep Gazans connected with the outside world, to get their stories out or even enable them to call for help after Israeli strikes.

The Sameer Project is a donation based aid initiative that provides tents, cash aid, diapers and formula for displaced families in Gaza.

Care For Gaza is an organisation that works to provide essential aid such as food packages and cash to deliver to displaced families in Gaza.

Palestine Children's Relief Fund, through their "Gaza Relief and Recovery" campaign, plan to provide essential medical supplies and treatments, as well as food and clean water.

Mutual Aid for the People of Gaza is a fundraiser managed by Mona in Gaza, who personally purchases and distributes basic supplies including food parcels to families in Gaza.

Help Gaza Children is another grassroots effort operating on the ground in Gaza to support families with food, water and clothing.

Medical care

Medical Aid for Palestine (MAP) provides medical supplies and supports healthcare services in Gaza.

Gaza Wound Care is a medical team in a tent in Nuseirat, providing care to children and supporting pregnant women.

Children Not Numbers is an NGO dedicated to providing medical care for the children in Gaza including delivery of medical aid and medical evacuation for children.

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graves grow no green that you can use.

gwendolyn brooks

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I just want queer safety and queer happiness

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Just imagine a world full of beautiful stained glass windows which also generate electricity…

[Oxford Photovoltaics]

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showing my blood places it's never seen before!

1. the world outside my body

2. hhopital

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godtier tweet

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i love pvp

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been working hard, Virithe is halfway to lvl 80!🌹🌿

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my Norn guardian, Vidir Sigvald⚔️🐦‍⬛