by people who would like to create the dichotomy, but I can see how replying there looks a whole lot like directing my comments to you. if we weren't in mixed company, I would've just +1'd your reply but I was definitely in preemptive strike mode re: what the other responses to your reply would be. a conversation just amongst ourselves wouldn't necessitate my reply above, this is true. a conversation amongst combatants on other hand, makes me a bit combative and I apologize if that felt directed towards you. these conversations in the open air can sometimes begin to feel raw and unproductive, but I understand why ultimately that mixed conversation needs to happen. I also remember tho why I usually don't include myself in them, ha.


(and birds sing sweeter
than books
tell how)