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The Gift of Love
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In stunned silence
he wordlessly turns away,
unable to accept
a blessing of such amazing grace
his inner angst at war with a gift
he's doesn't want to open
later he may find
warmth and serenity
but for now
he draws his shell inward
armadillo like in fear
writing in third person
allows for communication
that flows into a poem
while his emotions
overloaded
shut down catatonically
In stunned silence
he wordlessly turns away,
unable to accept
a blessing of such amazing grace
his inner angst at war with a gift
he's doesn't want to open
later he may find
warmth and serenity
but for now
he draws his shell inward
armadillo like in fear
writing in third person
allows for communication
that flows into a poem
while his emotions
overloaded
shut down catatonically
Published 19th Feb 2023
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19th Feb 2023 10:08pm
oh wow this so sad dearest poet
I sometime write in the third person
when things are difficult... hugs 💕
I sometime write in the third person
when things are difficult... hugs 💕
Got a compliment on my writing today that I could not ignore or minimize. I, of course, want to be recognized for my writing but for this one comment I truly was and it left me speechless and all of a sudden I couldn't process it. Weird and detrimental behavior for sure but it made me think of love I've let slip through my life when I had the same reaction. Just very weird and insightful thoughts on essence of failure.
20th Feb 2023 3:01am
Dear R,
I really appreciated this poem for recognizing how uncomfortable it can be to receive a sincere compliment. So much easier to vacate the body and write from a different sphere. Terrific piece. H🌷
I really appreciated this poem for recognizing how uncomfortable it can be to receive a sincere compliment. So much easier to vacate the body and write from a different sphere. Terrific piece. H🌷
20th Feb 2023 6:54pm
I guess we have to live this to understand it. I'm pretty sure it's not a universal phenomena but maybe we compartmentalize things that are all opened at once with very strong emotions. Idk, but that is what it felt like, pretty much everything opened at once. You have my deepest thanks for your words of understanding and wisdom.
21st Feb 2023 10:13pm
