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Poetry and Interpretations

As many of you know I try to use Serena for my more gothic pieces. I posted the above in a poetry group on Facebook. A private one as I was not ready to share it. In my mind it spoke of finding reasons to live…Facebook flagged it as speaking about suicide or self harm.

I have had my poetry with Serena misunderstood before.

This one I wrote about the Dahlia Murders…and I was promptly told I was writing about the female anatomy.

I am saddened by the removal because I would have loved to have the other poets feedback…but I guess that was Facebook telling me I wrote something worth censoring.

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  1. Oh, those FB algorithms and their removals. I’ve had photos of sunsets and flowers removed as sexual content. I objected and the human reviewers apologized. I had one of my SCRAPINGS OF THE DAY posts removed “by the technology” for IP violation (without there having been a complaint by an IP holder) with no clue given as to what the specific problem was, and my emails seeking clarification unanswered. Doing battle with our robot overlords can be frustrating.

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