kindred spirits

those who care
share out-of-proportion affection
for truly kindred spirits
desperate enough to take part

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The OED word of the day for the erasure poem | commentary is 'Z-list.' 

I didn't know lists went lower than comedienne Kathy Griffin's "D-List" status. Some quite amusing citations, though I particularly enjoyed The Guardian's reference to Z-list architects who designed the individual blocks of La Défense in Paris.