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Dear Vegard,
Well, I sure do like it and not sure just how to tell you why. Has something to do with its cadence, as well as what you say. Nothing worse than to be likened to another, so I won't tell you that Dylan came to mind when I read it . I really like it. I guess that's all that matters at the moment. I may say more later. I'm sure someone else will be more articulate with their response to it.
~Lizzytysh

Thank you Lizzytysh, I'm glad you enjoyed it...

You say that there's Nothing worse than to be likened to another, but that really depends on the person your being likened to, right?

I have been looking through the forum, and from what I can see (Take in mind that I do not know you at all), you always seem to answer truthfully and from your heart, once again, thank you. And I'm really looking forward to seeing your reply about my newest writing, "This is a racial conversation", I truthfully hope there will be one, It's a bit rough, but I think the subject needs that kind of force to be pushed into the light it has to be in to be solved, or at least thought about...

Dear Vegard,

I appreciate your kind words......thank you.

With regard to comparison, what you say can be true to a large extent, yet I've still found that those who write, play, and sing in a serious ~ rather than merely imitative ~ mode, want to sound like themselves, a distinct entity new to the world of listening. I know that even I [as I'm not the artist] feel that Leonard is somehow undermined when someone listening for the first time says, "Oh, he sounds like ........." and I think, "No, he doesn't. He sounds like Leonard Cohen....and no one sounds like him."

For some reason, people seem to feel compelled to "compare" ~ I'm not sure why. I've noticed it with most any new music that comes their way ~ Live or recorded. It seems to always have to "sound like" or "remind of" someone or something else. Maybe that's intended to somehow "validate" that they're really listening [i.e. enough to be able to draw a comparison]? I don't know. However, I've noticed that some people I know who write and sing their own music don't like to be compared to someone else. It somehow appears to undermine their sense of individuality, and with my reactions regarding Leonard, I can understand that, so I try not to compare.

~Lizzytysh

Yes, Vegard, This would make a stunning song.

KRTEK WAS LOST
DID READ IT TWICE ,THREE TIMES
FOUND SOMETHING
DONT KNOW WHAT
SOMETHING IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT

Rap. Right away i started reading it in a rap cadence and it works (not aloud of course!) Anyways, nice job. Word Up. L.

I can also sympathize with your line: "I just don't sleep that well at night." You don't often see that expressed in a poem. Very good