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"Distant, Quantifiable Victory", a poem by Alex T. Dragonson (read by Ta'kom Ironhoof)
29th April 2024 • The Voice of Dog • Rob MacWolf and guests
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Today we present a poem by Alex T. Dragonson, who is building the world they want to live in one paragraph at a time, and you can find more of their stories in the Voice of Dog archive and on their worldbuilding blog.

Read by Ta’kom Ironhoof, the Equine Charmer.

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You’re listening to The Voice of Dog.

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This is Rob MacWolf your fellow traveler,

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and Today we present a poem

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by Alex T. Dragonson,

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who is building the world they want to live in one paragraph at a time,

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and you can find more of their stories in the Voice of Dog archive

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and on their worldbuilding blog.

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Read by Ta’kom Ironhoof,

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the Equine Charmer.

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Please enjoy “Distant, Quantifiable Victory”,

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a poem by Alex T. Dragonson

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As I look out from my familiar couch

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Through a new window,

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at new trees, in my once and

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future hometown I ask myself,

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could I have imagined

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Six weeks ago, when my mother texted me

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While I was waiting for my suitcase, coming not-really-home,

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if I had a plan to go back

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And before I had my bag,

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I had a plan Could I have known,

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eight months ago

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When I tried and tried to log in at my job

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and found out from a teammate's text

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that it was my job no longer

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Could I have foreseen,

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two years ago When I boarded that

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fateful flight to Follow my finances away

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From everything I loved,

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and swore I would return

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that I would return,

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and could, with no regret?

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I have been so long in coming to this place

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And yet no time at all.

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This was “Distant, Quantifiable Victory”

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by Alex T. Dragonson,

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read for you by Ta’kom Ironhoof, the Equine Charmer.

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This concludes Poetry Month.

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Our regular schedule resumes

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as of next week, with more stories, on the web at thevoice.dog or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Thank you for listening

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to The Voice of Dog.

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