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Kassi Wilson's avatar

This is powerful! "you rested in painless safety" chilling line!

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Sam Oldman's avatar

This was one of the first ones and still one of my personal favorites really. I enjoy the wordplay and the worldplay with contrast.

I have been following your poetry book club. So proud of you, I really love the idea.

https://kassiwilson.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-club

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Creative Sensibility's avatar

Beautiful!

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Sam Oldman's avatar

🙌

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Jay Myser's avatar

I loved the audio. And the words. Made the hair on my neck stand up. In a good way.

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Sam Oldman's avatar

Thanks Jay! You have strong writing too, nice to meet you here!

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Jay Myser's avatar

That's very kind of you to say.

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Ripple's avatar

A cage that lets you see no more...

Awesome!

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Melissa Sly's avatar

What KJ said. 💖

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KJ Harlow's avatar

Ugh digging this so much

I'm just there listening, just waiting for the melody to break, then...

"By the time

you noticed,

you had not lived

in years."

I love how you chose this bit for the melody, pairing it with a realization. That's when you break out of the spell.

👏🏽

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Geraldine A. V. Hughes's avatar

Stellar, I feel your groove 💋

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