the poem still works, that's for sure! that young kid was trying so hard to express herself AND make a "real" poem that way a "real" poem should sound. she is precious.
it is cool to see how your voice has matured--found its center, YOUR center. You've sharpened your edge, and embraced your vulnerability.
the poem still works, that's for sure! that young kid was trying so hard to express herself AND make a "real" poem that way a "real" poem should sound. she is precious.
it is cool to see how your voice has matured--found its center, YOUR center. You've sharpened your edge, and embraced your vulnerability.
Thank you, my friend.
And you're absolutely right...I have embraced my vulnerability. You can tell there's a lot more distance between my voice and "me" in my older stuff.
She wrote with ink. Now I write with my blood. And as fierce as she was, I feel more fierce now.