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Black serif text on a white background reads: "I knew that I was dying. something in me said, go ahead, die, sleep, become as them, accept. then something else in me said, no, save the tiniest bit. it needn't be much, just a spark. a spark can set a whole forest on fire. just a spark. save it. - Charles Bukowski" Below it: "#DONTGIVEUPWORLD"

Bukowski's Spark: Save the Tiniest Bit

A plain-text Charles Bukowski poem about saving just a spark instead of giving in and conforming, a reminder that fits adults who grew up analog and kept going.

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Black serif text on a white background reads: "I knew that I was dying. something in me said, go ahead, die, sleep, become as them, accept. then something else in me said, no, save the tiniest bit. it needn't be much, just a spark. a spark can set a whole forest on fire. just a spark. save it. - Charles Bukowski" Below it: "#DONTGIVEUPWORLD"

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Dark gray poster with a white border and light gray capital letters reading: "If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind." Smaller text at the bottom right reads: "-Charles Bukowski". Owl comic on blue: a 'cry for help' is really someone asking for a stick to fight with, like a marine behind enemy lines. Ends: "All I'm doing is handing out sticks. You're the one staying alive." A small green tree frog rests one front foot on a giant human fingertip that has a red heart emoji on it. Text reads: "Frog is here", "Don't be sad", and "Things will be ok". Hand-drawn black ink doodle of smiling cells, germs and microbes surrounded by small hearts, with handwritten text: "whenever you feel sad just remember that there are billions of cells in your body and all they care about is you." A "3 YEARS AGO" memory label appears at top left. Photo of a book page titled "A Franciscan Benediction" with red hand-drawn bracket lines in the corners. Text: "May God bless you with discomfort / At easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships / So that you may live deep within your heart. May God bless you with anger / At injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, / So that you may work for justice, freedom and peace. May God bless you with… Photo of an open book page. Heading: "THE SUN NEVER SAYS". Poem: "Even / After / All this time / The sun never says to the earth, / "You owe / Me." / Look / What happens / With a love like that, / It lights the / Whole / Sky." A small star ornament sits above the title.

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