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John Patrick Flannery
Member since June 28, 2022
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Me me me.
I hear what you’re saying
Thanks for your share
There’s a lot on your plate
but, I just don't care
my shit is way deeper
all the way to my eyes
I'm still treading water
keeping my eye on the prize
life seems to get worse
as the days fly on by
doesn't get any better
no matter how hard I try
we've all got problems
but mine are worse
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your life is a gift
but mine is a curse
I live in America
the land of the free
it's not about you
it's all about me.
John Patrick Flannery
April 2010
John Patrick Flannery’s timeline
- June 2023
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28 WedAnniversary
One year of membership
- June 2022
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29 WedReceived a critique
on Me me me. from @Candlewitch
"thanks for this, it gave me a good laugh, but it was sobering, too. *always, Cat ever, eddy" -
29 WedReceived a critique
on Me me me. from @Rosewood Apothecary
"Possible title? Lol. Just kidding it’s great and poignant. Makes sad and laugh a little too. “Nothing left to do but smile, smile, smile.” Tim" -
29 WedReceived a critique
on Me me me. from @Lord Barham
"I like the irony of using first person to describe the selfish solipsism of a lot of people these days. 2010, this is well before Trump, anti-vaxxers screaming abuse at over-worked health care workers and the truckers'…" -
28 TueFirst publication
Me me me.
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28 TueJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
About me
Hi.
I was born in Maryland but raised in Japan. Come back to the States for a few years, then moved to England. Did all my schooling over there. Ending up with O Levels in English (With Honors), French, and Religion.
Moved back to the USA. Started in Florida but ended up on the West Coast. Lived up and down the West Coast, from Santa Barbara to
Seattle.
In Seattle I was hit by an uninsured drunk driver. Resulting in the loss of my left leg, and a long hospital stay.
Now I’m back in Santa Barbara. I am a certified Yoga teacher, that really wants to become a published writer.
John Patrick Flannery
Location: Oregon USA, USA
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