L. V., Maybe This Is The Opposite Of Self-harm

L. V., i found this poem when a stranger on the bus sat next to me

13: "...Eight years later, I still dream about him." "...stare at his pictures on my phone everyday...scared to forget the color of his eyes, his smile and his laugh lines..." "...I don’t really look at his pictures anymore but it’s because I don’t need to anymore. I only have to close my eyes and I can see his face clearly in my mind..." "...always used to laugh a lot until our sides hurt alot..." "...still remember all the stories...about his childhood."

L. V., i found this poem on the ground, sobbing

L. V., i found this poem whilst we talked about monet for hours on end

I love your 'in my drafts' and 'combing through my old poems' posts because as a non-writer (is that even a thing?) it's interesting to see like it's the behind the scenes of a movie. The drafts are especially intriguing. They feel raw and like I'm not supposed to be seeing it but you're letting us take a peek of your writing process. It feels like a secret.

It's a thing now, haha! Thank you for telling me this. I was very hesitant posting those because they might not be pretty enough or something along those lines. But I adore your description. I call it my "poetic autopsy" of sorts, but I like the behind-the-scenes analogy better. And that's the "feeling" I was aiming for with the drafts. To feel "raw", unedited, the emotions and thoughts allowed to run free, finally untethered—and if any of them come back to me, I'll be here to welcome them with open arms.

L. V., i found this poem in the jaws of a bear trap

L. V., maybe some people are meant to be sad for a lifetime

L. V., i found this poem suffocating in your ashtray

thanks for the poem you wrote me 🥰

Thanks for sharing your story with me <3

L. V., i found this poem whilst we talked about van gogh with wine in our bloated bellies

sad to see ur deleting ur edits

I'm sure you have ur reasons and I respect that

I just rlly love them

Not deleting! Just slowly moving & reorganising them on a sideblog. Planning to keep original writings only on this blog again.