Comments | rachg82: The Walking Wounded

rachg82

The Walking Wounded

Jun 14, 2015 17:34

I mentioned in my last entry that Jen had suggested I try writing more personal poetry to help me get through this depressive slump, and I did that today (my sister and I had to skip the movie after all, since the kids wanted to come home from their dad's house early. Can't say I blame them). I didn't sit & edit it a thousand times the way I ( Read more... )

memories: like the corners of my mind, faith, hey look i wrote poetry, family stuff, real life blathering

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crystalcazzie June 18 2015, 17:50:24 UTC

I'll be honest, I wasn't sure about reading your poems because I love poetry but I hate the way some people just split sentences up into short lines and act like it's a poem when it's not. Like the inexplicably popular 'This is Just to Say' and I was a bit worried cos what if I hated yours and didn't know what to say about them?

But this is amazing. Seriously, actually amazing. It paints such a vivid picture of, not just the event, but the emotions involved as well. It's an incredibly powerful piece of work, probably because, as you say, you just wrote what you were feeling and didn't over-edit it into something sanitised and devoid of real emotion.

rachg82 June 18 2015, 18:45:31 UTC

I appreciate your comment SO much; I just want you to know that. I was feeling super insecure about my writing, and your support makes me feel like I wouldn't be embarrassing myself to continue sharing my poems with others, which I think will be a really therapeutic thing for me.

crystalcazzie June 19 2015, 18:24:29 UTC

Definitely not embarrassing yourself! You have a wonderful way with words.

tempertemper June 18 2015, 22:57:03 UTC

Oh my I am so in awe of this one. They're both amazing but something about the structure of this one just works in perfect harmony with the content.. I was never very good at critiquing poetry in school so I don't know how to explain it.

Love this, though, for example - the switch between before, now and future..

not going anywhere...what's the rush?

Cords are being removed;
a new bed is already being prepared.

(There's always a tomorrow
until there's not)

rachg82 June 18 2015, 23:22:24 UTC

Thank you, bb. I was feeling so insecure about these poems because of the lack of comments that I'd totally convinced myself that either, A. I sucked, B. No one wanted to read it, or C. Both. Your guys' comments have brought me back from Overreaction Land.

tempertemper June 19 2015, 09:42:49 UTC

Good, because they so far from suck!

(((hugs you))) I know just what that feeling is like though. You're brave and brilliant to share this stuff and I'm very glad I got to read them ♥