I wrote a long comment about how I didn’t realize I was “ruminating disguised as a life story” a lot recently (what a great line!)
I second guessed, thinking maybe I don’t need to overshare and eviscerate myself on someone else’s substack. (That’s generally what my own is for, haha)
I looked back at this hybrid piece and my eyes were drawn to the “maybe these words don’t need to be said” sentiment.
So yeah, I deleted my comment.
But kudos for making me feel safe to open up, and double kudos for talking me out of pointlessly publicly humiliating myself. 🤣
hahaha i’ve totally done that on substack. published whole pieces that the next day i realized were so not for the reader, and probably just needed to be burned.
nothin like a little public humiliation to humble oneself.
i’m glad you feel safe and invited to share here. thank you adding your voice to the conversation!
I can't express enough how I appreciate your close reading and reflection... you help me see things in my own words that wouldn't otherwise occur to me.
Oof, so powerful, honest, and expressive. I was with you every moment. Your understanding and deep bodily apprehension that everything is just energy moving into different forms, never the same as it was before—breathtaking. So awe inspiring to witness.
I wrote a long comment about how I didn’t realize I was “ruminating disguised as a life story” a lot recently (what a great line!)
I second guessed, thinking maybe I don’t need to overshare and eviscerate myself on someone else’s substack. (That’s generally what my own is for, haha)
I looked back at this hybrid piece and my eyes were drawn to the “maybe these words don’t need to be said” sentiment.
So yeah, I deleted my comment.
But kudos for making me feel safe to open up, and double kudos for talking me out of pointlessly publicly humiliating myself. 🤣
hahaha i’ve totally done that on substack. published whole pieces that the next day i realized were so not for the reader, and probably just needed to be burned.
nothin like a little public humiliation to humble oneself.
i’m glad you feel safe and invited to share here. thank you adding your voice to the conversation!
Beautiful!
thank you Gloria!
You are very talented.
i so appreciate receiving this ♥️ thank you for being a gracious reader
Ditto (to BOTH of you)!
Same goes for you. Meeting poets on Substack is having a bit of heaven on earth.
Oh, indeed!
Agreed! And thank you. The internet we all hoped for 30 years ago, where humans actually connect deeply and support one another, is finally here!
it's a miracle! Good humans being good humans even with the vast interwebs between us
I came across this at a serendipitous moment, thank you
Grateful it found you, beauty ♥️
Each. And. Every. Line. Is. ❤️. But,
“If the words weren’t alive, what were they?”
and
“How do you teach feeling?”
will stay with me for a long time.
And the heat, of course, the mad 🔥.
Oh, the heat.
I can't express enough how I appreciate your close reading and reflection... you help me see things in my own words that wouldn't otherwise occur to me.
Oof, so powerful, honest, and expressive. I was with you every moment. Your understanding and deep bodily apprehension that everything is just energy moving into different forms, never the same as it was before—breathtaking. So awe inspiring to witness.
Mmm thank you Mike. It's an honor to be seen and appreciated and understood by you.
“And can I share that?”
Very nice poem!
thank you, glad you enjoyed!
this is how it feels when I write, too. allowing the words to come in whatever form. giving them space to come in the quiet of my mind.