I feel you on this lovely Fia I used to clam up like that when my kooky thoughts would come but I can’t hold them anymore…be yourself lady we will love you ❤️

Powerfully penned, Fia. Excellent write my friend. It feels like inner dialogue to me, you and your subconscious kinda vibe. Nicely done as always. I can relate.. Appreciate you, Cuz.

Damian

These conversations with self are some of the best. I enjoyed the way this one wove the reader into it

This is excellent. It had some rhyme and rhythm.
Nothing felt forced at all.
Great stream of consciousness amiga:)

Sometimes its necessary to pause, reflect and take inventory. I like the honesty because we do tend to lose sight for a while until we become more aware of ourselves.
Nicely done.

Willow, you are stating facts. There is no winning “if she is supposed to be better than me” F*em

Great poem with an honest message. Fuck them all! Bravo!

Comparison is the thief of joy.
Let those that judge lose their joy and you dear Willow keep yours.
Great write.
🙏
P.S. If that avatar is a picture of you, you look more than fine to me.

Powerfully penned, Willow. Excellent write with layers and layers of depth and honesty my friend. To be honest I was oblivious to flirting or signs of interest from women. My friends would tell me after the fact that so and so was all into me, I laugh about it now, but I just didn’t think women thought of me that way. lol. I didn’t think highly of myself and when subscribing to that way of thought, it left to me blind to possibilities I guess. That was deep. lol. Sorry about the flashback. You’re a beautiful woman and a kindred spirit my friend. Appreciate you.

Damian

She is a lovely person and she never engaged in the comparison game. She gave me my first ounce of self-affirmation and I’ll be forever grateful to her for seeing what nobody else did. Thank you, Brenda 🧡

It took me a lot of years to come into my, as it were. Did modeling in my youth and still didn’t believe in me. Thank you, Gus

Hah! I love that version of the chant! I think I’ll keep that one in mind. Thank you, M.E

Dear W,

Fuck yeah!

Crazy the amount of time we spend on comparisons and standard’s of beauty. I really appreciated this piece for the insightful honesty and realization of standing up to the game. Well done. H🌷

beautiful lovely Fia Styxian is a poet I admire for many reasons ❤️

Beautifully penned, Fia. Such a lovely and hopeful write my friend. Mark (Styxian) is a guy that inspires many of us and is one hell of a writer. I like this one a lot, nicely done as always. Appreciate you, Cuz.

Damian

The imagery in this one is off the chain. Especially for how simple and short it is. Brava!

Thank you Naaj;))

Awwww. This is so heart felt and obviously I get it!
We are a community of writers. Here to encourage and inspire.
When I first encountered Mark on DUP it took me a while to leave a comment.
His work was so good and I wanted to leave a worthy comment and I was speechless!
I finally did and our friendship grew.
It makes me proud and happy to see it’s not just me:)

This write is vivid for its brevity.
Just wonderful amiga:)

My dear Fia, we are all writers, if not poets. We are creators, builders. That puts us in good company with the better half of humanity. Hope and kindness carries much of our personal burdens for us. So much out there wants to destroy, so we huddle at our little spots and write of renewal, in so many different ways. It really does help build our strengths, our character.
I don’t think it is a matter of working harder. I think it is more about expanding on ideas of what to write. The subjects that intrigue us, perhaps. I hope that this site continues to grow, so that we get more and more diversity of talent and expression.
You excel at this, yaknow. You have great skills for this. Because you truly do love the act of writing, yes?
We are as good as the company that we keep. You belong.