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Writing can sometimes be exploitative. I like to take a few steps

Writing can sometimes be exploitative. I like to take a few steps of remove in order to respect the privacy of the subject. If readers make the link, they have engaged with the poem. – John Barton

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I have always been very obsessed with time. Times passage makes us all very vulnerable and because we all experience it in our own way, it can make us feel very alone. – John Barton

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Sometimes poetry is inspired by the conversation entered into by reading other poems. – John Barton

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My obsession with time informs my poetry so completely it is hard for me to summarize it. We want time to pass, for new things to happen to us, we want to hold on to certain moments, we dont want our lives to end. – John Barton

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Respect talent. Get respect where respect is due, but dont be caught up in yourself where you do things obliviously and not pay attention to what is going on. – Robert Griffin III

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Respect for self is the beginning of cultivating virtue in men and women. – Gordon B. Hinckley

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