To be taken at face value
& other assumptions of meaning
My writing won't tell you how I feel.
It will tell you how I might feel, how I could feel, how I definitely do not feel, the intrusive thoughts that just had to get out, the things I'd never say, maybe what I think you might expect,
but this is not unfettered honesty.
This is bottled rage, reminiscent longing for bridges burned, a manifestation of bits and pieces of half-baked philosophies on life.
Someone once used a poem I wrote to label my love language vindictive, but they forgot to think about the narrator and determine what is real
and what is just a good line for a poem.
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Recently, the pleasant surprise of placement on the Vocal Bonus Leaderboard sent me down a rabbit hole. Now, rabbit holes are a pretty common place for me to spend time, but I don't always feel the call to write about them. To be honest, the thought of sharing some of them mortifies me.
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Comments (4)
There is always a disconnect between the writer and the reader. The way each side interprets things is based on their own experiences. We should never expect a reader to fully understand what we are trying to say.
People are just weird. I hope writing this made you feel better. Sending you lots of love and hugs! ❤️
Wow, this felt like it was pulled from my soul. It’s hard when someone misreads what you write and tries to use it to their advantage. Brilliant writing!
Great work! And writing can never be vindictive, you write what you write. Anyway, great piece!