Patti Smith

Patti Smith

Some thoughts

Considering the accessibility of a glass of water

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Patti Smith
May 08, 2025
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I awoke at 4am with a gnawing sensation. Perhaps it is hunger I was thinking, but it was not my hunger. It was the hunger of another, the hunger of children, the hunger of a people. It was the recognition of their hunger accompanied by a deep sense of shame. That same sensation followed me as I paced through the early hours. I drank water knowing others…

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