Nomadic Reveries

Nomadic Reveries

Evening Time Revelations

A poem to serve as an palette cleanser between my usual beat.

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Ruth Jean-Marie
Nov 11, 2025
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I often write about the political. I use data and experience to formulate pieces that I intend to make the reader think. Today, as I went to my “notes” app, hoping to make a grocery list, I found a poem I wrote in 2016. It was February 1 at 10:16PM. I don’t think I was in a relationship at this time, and maybe that was the motivation of these thoughts.

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And sometimes your pride will convince your heart that its way is the truth
And that you would prefer the serenity of your solitude instead of the comfort of

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