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Anna Schott's avatar

So. Damn. Romantic.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Normally, I would think that is a sarcastic comment but with you I am not sure. Don't tell me, I like it cryptic.

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Angela Cummings's avatar

Love the poignancy and vulnerability expressed in this, and how, at the end, the “you” you are talking to is no longer cloaked in quotation marks. Brilliant.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Thank you Angela C

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Pattie Lee Pierce's avatar

I can relate. This is brilliant and literally made me laugh out loud.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Thank god you didn't LOL Pattie Lee (or write LOL) I knew I could depend on you

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Buku Sarkar's avatar

Hah I was just putting this as a no no criteria for my real life live guide!

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

What's the no no? Just curious? Also. really digging your photos, Buku.

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Buku Sarkar's avatar

The we that couples tend to refer themselves to. Ps thanks!

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Leslie's avatar

I feel this....the ME in US....it's often a problem especially when the the THEM is more invested in US than we are. It can be tragic.

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Donna McArthur's avatar

Damn. This is excellent! Thank you so much Tommy. I’m blown away how you hit on the intricacies of human nature and wove them together in a piece that doesn’t feel heavy but draws us in to see where we fit in the usness of our lives.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Thank you Donna. Glad you found your way to it

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Holly Starley's avatar

Three things:

1. I can relate to the difficulties of us-ing. I’ll not go into my own patterns here. 😉

2. The audio is fantastic. I hope you do more of it!!

3. Anna is right. This piece is romantic. :)

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

You left out the most interesting part. Glad you like the audio Holly S.

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Holly Starley's avatar

Ha! That I did, my friend.

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Teyani Whitman's avatar

Genius.

So beautifully expressing all the fears and the joys of US.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Thank you Teyani-- glad you caught both sides

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Laurie McGuinness's avatar

So sweet. And funny. Thank you

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Glad you found your way to it

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Gaye Thomas's avatar

Variations on a Theme of Swerdlow

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Gérard Mclean's avatar

Bittersweet. I’ve spent a lifetime of us-ing and am left with a satchel of regrets. Us-ing is a lot of non-action because I’m told the me is selfish. Us coerces me. So I do nothing.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Us can be bear

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Joshua Conner's avatar

I woke at 03:10 and read this, now I can’t sleep, very nice

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Joshua-- I'm the cure for narcolepsy!

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Francesca Bossert's avatar

Very very clever. Well done.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

Thank you Francesca, glad you found your way to it.

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Reflections's avatar

Brilliant

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Rebecca P's avatar

This makes me think and inspires me to write. Thank you for this.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

How great. Thank you Rebecca

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Adam Nathan's avatar

This is a fugue on the two-note melody of "us." Or maybe it's a one-note melody. I don't know. Ask Tommy.

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Tommy Swerdlow's avatar

It's both. It's always both, Herr Nathan

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