Wow, you should be so proud of yourself! (Not that you need me to tell you that.) What you managed to accomplish is incredible, by anyone's standards... You've obviously done so much internal processing work when it comes to your experience, and learned life lessons that some people never grasp. Your writing is clear, precise, descriptive, and inspiring. Thank you for sharing your journey with us, because I'm sure most of us will never get the chance to do what you did!
"It is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all," or so they say. This piece reminded me of that: "All that you have blessed me with // The idea that I have a memory to reflect on..." Sometimes all we are left with are our memories. I'm happy for you that they still remain in sharp focus, enough to put them to paper and preserve them infinitely. Heart-catching piece.
The message behind this is such a powerful one, and I could feel your passionate conviction for it through your words! It can seem impossible to dismiss what the mirror shouts at us, but clearly, you've exposed it as a foe and a phony. I hope others get a chance to read this today and feel their perspectives on their self-worth shift, if only for a little while. We all deserve a reprieve from the mirror's harsh taunts.
This is so triumphant! That last stanza, about the need to carry on not only for yourself but for those who have fallen -- those lost but not forgotten -- expresses a real sense of compassion.
This one's on the list of challenges this summer! Week ending Aug. 9. Thanks for this creative idea!
Good one! This one's in the Weekly Challenges list for next year too!
Great challenge – it will be in our Weekly Challenges in the next school year. Thanks for sharing it!
Thanks for this challenge! It's in our Opinion & Commentary section!
Thanks for this challenge! It will be in our Weekly Challenges during the next school year!
Wow, you should be so proud of yourself! (Not that you need me to tell you that.) What you managed to accomplish is incredible, by anyone's standards... You've obviously done so much internal processing work when it comes to your experience, and learned life lessons that some people never grasp. Your writing is clear, precise, descriptive, and inspiring. Thank you for sharing your journey with us, because I'm sure most of us will never get the chance to do what you did!
Complete devastation... This is a surreal photo.
"It is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all," or so they say. This piece reminded me of that: "All that you have blessed me with // The idea that I have a memory to reflect on..." Sometimes all we are left with are our memories. I'm happy for you that they still remain in sharp focus, enough to put them to paper and preserve them infinitely. Heart-catching piece.
The message behind this is such a powerful one, and I could feel your passionate conviction for it through your words! It can seem impossible to dismiss what the mirror shouts at us, but clearly, you've exposed it as a foe and a phony. I hope others get a chance to read this today and feel their perspectives on their self-worth shift, if only for a little while. We all deserve a reprieve from the mirror's harsh taunts.
This is so triumphant! That last stanza, about the need to carry on not only for yourself but for those who have fallen -- those lost but not forgotten -- expresses a real sense of compassion.