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Damian DeadLove wrote a new post
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This smacks so hard of facing down the demons. It’s funny how bluffing can actually lead to the footing we need. There’s no retreat in this one. Just solid, bite me attitude…even as a bluff it carries the sting. The mistakes we make are lessons for farther down the road. It’s best not to forget their making, but their purpose is actually healing. If we let it. Powerful piece, my friend
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Thanks so much for reading and your kind words, Willow. So glad you connected with the write my friend. The familiar sting always lingers beneath the surface, it’s a reminder to not forget the past but learn from it. Your analysis is spot on as usual, it must be the kindred spirt effect. I got the memo, I brought the hot chocolate to go with marshmallows, the bonfire awaits us. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Sometimes its best to face em square on isn’t it .. but then I guess that’s where these fine words are coming from .. well there, and that seemingly bottomless vault you guard well and keep drawing from .. Write on brother D .. Neville 😎👍
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Excellent write up. That last line sets the reader up perfectly to loop back to the beginning and read this again. The cycle to start this over again gels perfectly with the cycle of the struggle you writ about. Deep stuff and worth every read one gives it.
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Next level shadow work, bro
This vibe resonates with me on a level unspoken
Into the poetic crypt it goesMuch respect
Naaj
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The worn path, the rising heat, the serpent’s bite. It all feels like the shape of an old struggle finally seen in full light.
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We’ve all been bit by something in our past. Volunteering to carry the venom through life is never a good idea. Good one, Damian.
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I like the observation on the carpet, where it’s more worn out due to use (pacing) which also shows the pacing in the piece.
Strong write my friend. Well done.
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goldenmyst wrote a new post
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With age often comes wisdom and more appreciation for our past than may have originally been felt. I think the lesson in this was the appreciation for the women in his past life, his mother being the leader of them all, and the little lessons learned along the way.
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Your perspective here is right on target here my friend. As the writer I can truly say you have focused on the heart of this story and gleaned the meanings within. I am so deeply grateful to you for sharing your understanding and what you took from my words. Yes the mother is the leader of these women in his life. I think I read something a psychologist wrote along those lines long ago. You really understood exactly this theme and delved into this meaning most aptly. I thank you so much. 🙂
John
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goldenmyst wrote a new post
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Rather the stick huh? A firm hand to keep in line. this is a good opening to this. this felt like I read two full pages here.
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You have a really nice writing Style I’ve always enjoyed. I like the contrast between Sonia and the mother. In a world of wonderment, a little boy finds his first crush. It’s an ideal life of wonder and amazement. I believe if there was a hundred dollar bill in his pocket he would have given it to her. lol
The mother has wisdom enough to know where his feelings will be in years to come.
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I can’t thank you enough my friend. I am thrilled by your apt and keen observations on this story. Truly you have captured its essence in your review. I am deeply appreciative. Indeed love that comment if there was a hundred dollar bill in his pocket he would have given it to her. lol. Priceless. Indeed I am sure he would have given it to her. And yes truly the mother knew how his feelings would evolve and already were. Thank you so much. 🙂
John
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Man, that vault holds gems. Great piece.
Favorite line
“He calls my bluff about fearing death
With insults meant as a means to kill me slow”