LJ Idol 10: Week 18: Intersection: The Distance Between Us

[rswndrlst]

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Distance Means So Little...

You protected me even back then LaylaI can say to you now

Comments

[i_17bingo]

This was incredibly intense, veering from the personal to the global with anxious urgency. It really did need to be read aloud.

[rswndrlst]

lolaslaughter actually encouraged me to record it because I am forever reading her my stuff over the phone!

[rayaso]

Such a complicated, personal poem. I loved the lines "We picked the scabs off each others souls until we were raw/because we liked the taste of each other’s blood." Reading it aloud added another dimension.

[shadowwolf13]

This is amazing

[halfshellvenus]

The wings of my soul so often caged by circumstance
I have become an expert escape artist
As destructive as the wind

I loved this line, so well reflected in the idea that the narrator is only a bus ticket away from leaving if things get too difficult, too something that can no longer be endured.

This was a fascinating piece.

[eternal_ot]

This is powerful. I like how you gradually increased the urgency of the situation. Nice work!