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Read MorePoetry wasn’t a choice.It showed up at my doorlike a small, rabid animalI needed to nurture. Like a scar,like my eye color. Before book sales,before applause,before anyone gave a damn. I was jaded by color.Sunsets weren’t cute.They were edible —pink and orange,soul...
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Thank you.
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Brilliantly penned, Thomas. Preach my brother, preach! You nailed this out of the park. Excellent write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Thank you, my friend.
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Awesome.
Indeed, it’s that little angel/demon upon our shoulder, compelling us to write something, anything, to relieve the pressure of wanting to say something to the void. Life?Love?Pain?Loss? All of it.
Your write is terrific. I think we all write “for ourselves”. yet to have someone acknowledge our words does mean a lot. It makes us feel like it does matter, after all.-
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Thank you. I agree…it is nice when someone acknowleges us.
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Excellent ink & Not a single drop wasted .. Neville 😎👍
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Thank you, my friend.
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Yep. That’s just the way it is. We create because that’s how we deal with the world.
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so true.
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That last stanza…is everything. It’s never about accolades. It’s because we must. Damn…
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So true.
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Powerfully penned, Brenda. Incredible write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Powerful work. You paint this scene well.
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dark, delectable, demonic, dirtily dished-out-damnation of the damsel’s sexual soul – I loved it, Crimsin! Harriet-Jacqui xx
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hello lovely poetess I absolutely loved your review of this poem ❤️thank you graciously…
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you’re welcome, Crimsin – I was only describing how it felt as your avid reader!
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Powerfully penned, Brenda. Excellent write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
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The last stanza is brilliant. Love it and the poem. Great work!