WOW!!! Elise, as someone who has read so many of your poems over the last year, this took me back in the best way possible. The vocabulary in this piece is lovely and fits perfectly with what you are describing. Writing is particularly ritualistic and religious, and how you speak about it is elegant and honest. The last line is truly the most powerful aspect, and I can appreciate it as someone who also isolates during the winter months. I am so proud of how far you have come, as should you!
I love the line "We only celebrate the day our chains changed hands" because it's so true. America declared independence from one form of repression only to establish another.
I think that furries and therians should simply be treated like people. They are who they are, and the fact that so many of them are so openly able to express that is amazing.
I personally have a friend who is a therian, and he is a great person.
I would encourage every person, no matter what, to truly reevaluate their ideas of what a person "should be".
We as humans have all these standards that we hold our fellow humans to, but in reality, many of those standards are unreachable. The next time anyone reading this happens to find yourself doubting how to treat someone, keep in mind that they're human just like you.
Good luck with your sophomore year! :)
WOW!!! Elise, as someone who has read so many of your poems over the last year, this took me back in the best way possible. The vocabulary in this piece is lovely and fits perfectly with what you are describing. Writing is particularly ritualistic and religious, and how you speak about it is elegant and honest. The last line is truly the most powerful aspect, and I can appreciate it as someone who also isolates during the winter months. I am so proud of how far you have come, as should you!
I love this!! It reminds me so much of the Giving Tree.
I would recommend where the road leads us by Robin Ruel, it was so funny, sweet, genuine and overall a great read!
Thank you!
Thank you so much!
I love the line "We only celebrate the day our chains changed hands" because it's so true. America declared independence from one form of repression only to establish another.
I think that furries and therians should simply be treated like people. They are who they are, and the fact that so many of them are so openly able to express that is amazing.
I personally have a friend who is a therian, and he is a great person.
I would encourage every person, no matter what, to truly reevaluate their ideas of what a person "should be".
We as humans have all these standards that we hold our fellow humans to, but in reality, many of those standards are unreachable. The next time anyone reading this happens to find yourself doubting how to treat someone, keep in mind that they're human just like you.
thank you so much!!
This whole poem is just beautiful!!! The way you used repetition is simply perfect.