I wasn’t able to meditate either and thought it was a personal failure until I discovered I have no visual memory or third eye and have to put words on things to remember them visually. I can meditate now but never use visualisations.
I think the Author’s Note qualifies as a polite scream 😱 against the peddlers on geniunositiness. And you’re right, don’t let them! This feels like a draft formulation of resistance.
“I scour that perfect synonym”
You did a fine job. I had to look up nictate. The fuck? I don’t think I’ve ever heard that word.
Now I’m just imagining you practicing polite screams. 🤣
Thank you! I found it in a fantasy novel and got obsessed with it. Should have added it in the Author's Notes along with the other rambling.
It's a part of my morning routine. 😆
I had to look up nictate, too!
I could never meditate either. I like the idea of writing as meditation. Does eating ice cream while watching Love is blind count too? 🤣
100%. Whatever helps. 😁
"I felt like an android" Gold, Deb! Your certainly found your poetry 🖤
Side note: If one more person tells me I need to meditate to become whole, or whatever, I will slap them ;) It's fucking hard!
Haha, non-fiction is better than comedy sometimes. Most times.
Re side note: Same. I'd rather be laughing.
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Omg this!! Poetry also makes me be more present. When it’s just my journal and me, in the garden, in my room, on the bus, wherever!
Amazing poem!
So glad to know it works for you too! Cheers to poetry. 🥂
Thank you so much!!
I too haven’t found a polite way to scream. Beautifully thoughtful 🖤
Maybe the the universe is sending us a message. 😁
Thank you! 🖤
Probably ;)
I love your style, Debdutta, and you know what- I think I need it, too, the way I feel lately- so fragmented and unable to collect myself….
Thank you! I hear you. Poetry is fun, my sentences can be incomplete. 😁
"never found a polite way to scream" I love this line. I wish I could find a polite way to scream.
Beautifully authentic, Debdutta, as always.
Thank you! Maybe we shouldn't? 😁
So glad you liked it. 🥹
I’m going to look up nictate too. I wish I could write poetry as good as this.
I'm sure you can. Thank you so much!! 🥹
I don’t think so.
I wasn’t able to meditate either and thought it was a personal failure until I discovered I have no visual memory or third eye and have to put words on things to remember them visually. I can meditate now but never use visualisations.
Love it. Gobs of good stuff... inside your oh-so sophisticated poetry 😎.
Thank you! That means a lot coming from you. 🥹
I think the Author’s Note qualifies as a polite scream 😱 against the peddlers on geniunositiness. And you’re right, don’t let them! This feels like a draft formulation of resistance.
Oh, yeah, I see it now.
Viva La Resistance. I know you're already on my side. 🖤
Sunscreen clad legion of shadows. Might be the best line I've read in a while, excellent work
That's the first line I wrote, so glad you liked it. 🖤
Poetry really changed you that much?! It's such a personal form of writing, what even is "poetry"?
This piece is SOC-esque, it's got a quick, rapid-fire element to it. Totally in love with it!! ^_^
In this area, yes. Good question, I guess it's just a feeling.
Oh yeah, my re-reads during editing were very quick, I was confused, lol.
Thank you, so glad you liked it. 🖤