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ryomakesthings
2 years ago
this must not have been easy to share, thank you for letting us in. I absolutely love the sentence about encounters evaporating, it feels like the calm after the storm that destroyed your shelter - it's bitter but quiet still. if it's of any help it is quite normal to have dreams that our conscious self finds disturbing or inappropriate, I hope you are healing and are doing well!
manyface
2 years ago
@ryo thank you for reading and understanding! im actually okay right now, sometimes i just write extremely heavy stuff to exorcise it from my mind. i actually am healing so much and doing better than ever, writing stuff like this is part of the process! - j
owlroost
2 years ago
He sounds like he was a wonderful man. I feel like I got a little of your love towards him through your writing- he might be gone, but it's okay to still care.
manyface
2 years ago
this was extremely beautiful and heartfelt!! it makes me think of my own grandparents, my maternal grandfather died when i was 7 too... all your emotions are okay and valid and please take as long as you need to grieve! - j
ryomakesthings
2 years ago
thank you so much for sharing this with us - it's such a bittersweet piece. I remember feeling that same misplaced anger you speak of - I don't think we ever fully stop grieving but I believe it means they left an impact on you and that piece of them will be with you for as long as you live.
owlroost
2 years ago
Love the use of repetition and spacing! Adds to that feeling of glancing at someone hoping they'll accidentally meet your eyes.
manyface
2 years ago
seconding owlroost! the use of space here is wonderful! you did a very good job of conveying that emotion of brief serendipity! - j
ryomakesthings
2 years ago
I absolutely love your vocabulary and the imagery you paint through it, very evocative!
manyface
2 years ago
wow, this was so cool and visceral and interesting to read... your word choices are sublime!!! - j
ryomakesthings
2 years ago
this is such a well-written yet raw piece - I definitely recognise the long-gone pattern of intrusive thoughts. I also really appreciate the advice at the beginning and at the end, it's all so very thoughtful. thank you so much for sharing!
manyface
2 years ago
this is a really good piece, and i am really happy that you had gabriel in your life for that brief encounter. we've struggled with suicidality too, your piece really captures that thought pattern well. my sister's bf is called gabriel, maybe good people are just called that... - j
sneekrealm
2 years ago
ok this made me cry (tho ive fortunately not had to deal w such thoughts, but simply seem to be slipping into some rough patch these past couple days that im tryin to handle ok enough)
ryomakesthings
2 years ago
such an evocative poem, loved the story! really interesting rhyme scheme too, kind of like a double triplet variation of terza rima
manyface
2 years ago
thank you!! it's based off the frog princess fairytale, the slavic version of it! and the rhyme scheme is genuinely my favourite rhyme scheme to use... i think we first encountered it in "the destroyer" by robert graves, and then decided that it was just the best rhyme scheme and ours now. - j
ryomakesthings
2 years ago
love the format, feels like somewhat of a hero's journey - the process of unravelling and rebuilding one's identity. Thank you for sharing, and congrats on your first prompt!
museariadne
2 years ago
thank you sm for joining !! this is such a beautiful piece (i v much agree & love that i can feel a journey through it). can't wait to see your future entries :]
ryomakesthings
2 years ago
it's incredible how much soul you can condense in shorter pieces, your last entry is very bittersweet. also in love with last week's prompt, came out really well!
percevalprintpress
2 years ago
@ryomakesthings Thank you!! Most of my poems start out longer and I cut them down in editing but this is also me being obsessive about making every word have a meaning
mism4tchedsocks
2 years ago
"i'd wash my hands but the blood keeps coming" yoooo. love this imagery!!
ryomakesthings
2 years ago
I actually really like how short it is, it's concise! also like the use of biblical references when describing the corporeal and the mundane, though that is something I personally always find beautiful
manyface
2 years ago
ohhhh i love your writing and the imagery running through it!!! it's so potent and raw!
ryomakesthings
2 years ago
I really like the contrast between the reverent tone of the piece and the visceral imagery scattered throughout, I think it works really well!
ryomakesthings
2 years ago
I really like the idea of evolution as a conscious progress, as something you can shape and choose for yourself. powerful stuff, thank you for sharing!
soulbox
2 years ago
Thank you for sharing this. I feel the same, sometimes I feel like I was born wrong. I hope you're able to live your life how you want to. ^^
tehuan
2 years ago
oh this is such a wonderful piece! i love the changes in focus and how you used something usually man-made in contrast with the idea of nature and its' selections, ebbs & flow. thank you for sharing :] and there's no wrong way to answer a prompt. it's an inspiration, not a test. i'm glad you got something from it π
owlroost
2 years ago
Agreed that there is no wrong way to answer a prompt! I love the font choice, by the way. It's pleasing AND easy to read.
soulbox
2 years ago
@tehuan Thank you! I love the questions and I understand that they're super abstract but sometimes my brain feels like it has a legit hard time understanding them so I feel as though I'm doing something wrong still lol. The questions get me thinking, regardless!
soulbox
2 years ago
@owlroost Thank you! The font is called Simple Plan. Easy to read is what I was looking for so I'm glad it's a success. ^^
ryomakesthings
2 years ago
I love the parallel between human creation and human existence - evolution as a certain inevitable cyclicality. concise yet beautiful!
ryomakesthings
2 years ago
such impressive writing, very picturesque and well-crafted yet speaking to a very raw inner world. both a joy to read!
grlrot
2 years ago
oh i LOVE this, the last stanza especially, and the use of slashes to make it keep going is so awesome...
owlroost
2 years ago
That second stanza... that Resonated. May those that come after have bread pudding and tangerines (good taste).
ryomakesthings
2 years ago
I love the bittersweet feeling of this poem - especially the wall of slashes at the end, the empty space is very powerful!
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this week's prompt though !! look for patterns in chaotic & βrandomβ events, experiences, behaviors, etc. these could be in nature, in our own emotions & actions (or inactions), in the structure of a city, in a computer, in a body. do these patterns uncover an underlying order or meaning? are they coincidental?
this is an awesome prompt and one of my favourite subjects :D !!!!! very excited to write on this topic. your prompts are always so wonderful! - j
you're so sweet thank you !! i'm really glad, and i hope the prompt takes you somewhere you really like !! can't wait to read it :]