My Dreams (a #ShortStory)

It was in a previous life

that they saw eachother first.

They were young

and had all the time in the world.

A few years went by

before they could say:

'Hey, I saw you in my dreams!'

They kept bumping into eachother

in the other realm but only

on occasion in the world we call real.

Yesterday he thought he saw her

at a night full of wonder

but was afraid to talk to her.

But perhaps he should have said:

'Hey, aren't you

the woman in my dreams?"

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Who owns the USA?

'I'm a real patriot and proud to be an American so my truck only runs on true American gasoline by Shell!'

First of all: Shell is originally a Dutch company and recently moved its headquarters to England because they got a good tax deal after the Brexit.

Second: the stuff you pour in your gas tank only has the word 'Shell' on the barrels because Donald Trump, as 'predident', basically sold the Saudis the right to use that name (after they bought out Shell), together with the USA's largest refinery (click).

Ever wondered why the USA never intervened and never will when Saudi Arabia bombs civilians in Yemen, chops reporters heads off if they dare speak ill of the country's leaders and gets away with murdering US reporters? 

I think it's because Saudi Arabia owns the USA. In the most literal meaning of the word. Starbucks, Microsoft and Zoom are 'real American!' companies? Maybe. But their main shareholders (click) speak Arabic. Even the Arizona ground water is not for US citizens, crop or catle but goes - in unlimited quantities - to grow Alfalfa, a crop that is mostly used to feed catle. In Saudi Arabia (click).

'Yeah, but my Ford truck is a real American product!' So sorry to tell you, but it's not (click). Yes, its headoffice stands in Detroit but the car itself is mostly manufactured in China and Taiwan 

while most electronic components come from factories in Germany. Which is also not really the USA. Just as Mexico isn't. Where Ford car parts are assembled. If you're 'A real American patriot!' who refuses to touch anything that's not made in the USA, you should ditch your Ford truck.

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The Joke (a #poem)

They call you 'woke'

but you're already alert.

As if 'being awake' is a bad thing.

There was this bloke

Who tried to flirt

but all he received was a beating

'Woke' was invented by Afro-Americans 

to warn eachother 

of the white boys' shenanigans

So it's really funny

to hear racists say 'woke!'

Hear now, sunny

'cause you are the joke

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