I MADE UP MY MIND TO HATE THE WORLD TODAY
today I hate people with exuberant smiles
and a lighthearted disposition
people lavish in their praise and profuse in thanks
today I don’t accept apologies
I don’t need analogies
today I hate full pages of your lives in technicolor
abundantly illustrated with exclamation marks
today I hate your priceless
memories, porcelain compliments and
your time flying like space rockets
today I hate your plastic Jesus on the mantelpiece
I hate your starry skies and
wave height forecasts in the Pacific
today I hate your piquant dreams and spotless family values
your impenetrable woods and busty secretaries
with an aging obsession
today I hate ha-ha anecdotes and phrases
degenerating to clichés
today I hate cut-and-dried dialogues and
unnecessary fireworks
today I hate obvious truths
today I hate myself
(remind me why you love me today)
Bojana Stojcic is a teacher from Serbia, living in Germany. She gets a kick out of stream-of-consciousness, sarcasm, and criticism of sentimentality and society. When she doesn’t read, she writes. When she doesn’t bitch about injustice and exploitation, she tries to figure herself out.
DODGING THE RAIN 
So much in here, and boy, what an ending. In my mind, this is an obvious truth. But I thought I would still “say” it out loud *smiley emoji
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Thank you, dear. I’m glad you think so, and I’m very excited my work has found such an amazing home.
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You are welcome. You deserve it, no question
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You’re too sweet. Thanks, V.
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This is so good, Bojana!!!!!!
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Thanks, Angela. I’ve been told it looks like me, a lot of bitching. For a good reason, I say.
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Haha! I agree!
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🙂
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You say it loud and with fury! This to me is a masterpiece of poetic triumph!
I felt your emotions and the ending just made everything gold.
Bojana, Two-Thumbs way up! 🙂
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Thanks, Charlie. You flatter me.
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You welcome. 🙂
You make me happy and bless you so much. 🙂
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🙂
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Why do I love you? Let me count the ways:
1. Because you are you. 2. Repeat number 1.
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I adore the hell out of you, Walt. Repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat….
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And you just made my day! This old poet thanks you. 😊❤
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Right back at ya, luv. ❤
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🙂❤️
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How eloquently expressed, Bojana! Your poem is fresh, a torrent of words coming from the very inside of your soul, denouncing our hypocrisy in the world, our evil-doings, our injustice. The closing lines are very powerful where you include yourself in the sad truth of what needs to be changed in our world. Great read!
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We are but humans, Marta. We hurt and bleed and suffer, but in the end all we need is love.
Thank you. I always appreciate your words.
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It is always my pleasure, Bojana. I always enjoy coming back to your writing when I have some time.
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Much appreciated, Marta.
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Well, Bojana, I love that you write like this!
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The world pisses me off, Eric. What choice do I have?
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This sums up ‘one of those days’, where it’s bleak and bitter, where everything is annoying and you can’t stomach it. Beautifully written, Bojana x
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The whole world has become damn hard to stomach. This is how I react, with disgust.
Thank you, dear.
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A wonderful read for a not so wonderful world, Bojana.
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You have portrayed the hypocrisy and the plastics morals we have in today’s time. When happiness is measured as the amount of exposure on social media and false appearances. A very profound poem about calling a spade a spade.
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Thank you so much, Megha. A hypocritical world needs such a response.
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Oh yes indeed.
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This is an incredible poem! Wow, I truly love this. 😊
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Why, thank you, Watt.
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I love this. I am literally feeling it.
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Mission accomplished. Thanks, Heidi.
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