Goodbye, Mr. Duvall
It is turning out to be an interesting year.
I was in the middle of teaching a class when a pop-up appeared on the screen announcing the death of Mr. Robert Seldon Duvall (yes, that was his full name). I was in the middle of a discussion on the obsession we have with winning when it comes to sports (the Winter Olympics was a theme), and I felt as though things were coming full circle. We had already lost Gene Hackman last year, and along with that titan, it feels though one particular golden age has closed off to be replaced by...?
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OOOOh that final word HIT HARD!
If I have the power, I would sentence him to death. Men or women like this, those who lie and cheat, do not deserve to live. I'm sorry Kayleigh, this is the least negative way I could convey my thoughts 🥺
I think we have all experienced that, unfortunately. Well written!
This is a bittersweet and well-written haiku. It's sad that "I love you" is such a complicated phrase we feel we need to dissect in order to find out if it is genuine or it is only being said to hide a person's ulterior motives.
That last line😭😭😭
nice!