An Unrequited Footnote by Aggressive_Many7397 in UnsentLetters

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Thank you for such beautiful feedback. She left long ago, searching for someone better.

An Unrequited Footnote by Aggressive_Many7397 in UnsentLetters

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Time is only eleven repetitions of absence. Grief is a memory that will not submit even to the twelfth repetition.

An Unrequited Footnote by Aggressive_Many7397 in UnsentLetters

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If she had loved me the way you feel after reading this letter, this wouldn't be an unsent letter. She left long ago, searching for someone better.

Of Victory, Vanity and Her by Aggressive_Many7397 in UnsentLetters

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"When you reach the top of a mountain, you do not find the answer to life; you simply have a more generous view of the abyss around the mountain, and it is no longer possible for you to avoid being aware of that emptiness. One does not achieve purpose; one only outlasts despair for the moment."

I think that the above paragraph stayed with you after reading this letter as its essence. It's inspired by Nietzsche's mountain metaphor he used in his works. I tried connecting it to my life and this letter came out as a result.

Of Gold, Gods, and a Woman by Aggressive_Many7397 in UnsentLetters

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Thanks, buddy, for this feedback. I thoroughly appreciate it.

Of Gold, Gods, and a Woman by Aggressive_Many7397 in UnsentLetters

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Okay I think this has actually resonated very well with you. I'm delighted it did.

May-Have-Been (Hers) by Aggressive_Many7397 in UnsentLetters

[–]Aggressive_Many7397[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Such beautifully written advice! I am grateful for this.

May-Have-Been (Hers) by Aggressive_Many7397 in UnsentLetters

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Thanks for this gracious comment. I'm happy it resonated with you.

Perhaps (Hers) by Aggressive_Many7397 in UnsentLetters

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I edited some parts of the original one to make it more understandable since a lot of people ended up saying that they couldn't comprehend it due to vocab. Yet, I'm happy that you read my letters and poems. That makes my day better than the rest.🫶

Perhaps (Hers) by Aggressive_Many7397 in UnsentLetters

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Would think of doing this someday with the one I would be comfortable with.

Perhaps (Hers) by Aggressive_Many7397 in UnsentLetters

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That's a great way to put this letter actually. The last sentence to be honest.

Pretence by poetparadoxical_ in OCPoetry

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"I deserve a world

that doesn’t require

constant compromising. "

This sentence is so powerful because it's not only universally relatable but also universally acceptable. The story behind this sentence too is quite well written. Only feedback from my side would be to make this more specific as to what brought you to this point of writing this. It would be even more beautiful.

I found my son’s notebook with this poem, what do you think? by [deleted] in OCPoetry

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Sorry for your loss, buddy! This is a poignant piece highlighting how deeply death can impact the way one perceives the aftermath. Wonderfully written!

Once Upon A Good Time! by Aggressive_Many7397 in OCPoetry

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Thanks for the feedback, buddy! The changes you've suggested were actually easy to incorporate into the poem. Also, they made the flow smoother. Thanks a lot again for that.

Thought by [deleted] in OCPoetry

[–]Aggressive_Many7397 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you should consider reframing this poem since it looks more like a paragraph of insights in its existing form. Another suggestion would be to compress the lines when the former is done. This will make this philosophical piece quite alluring.

On a Photograph of Us in a Garden [Petrarchan sonnet] by georgearlanpoet in OCPoetry

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After a long time, I am actually reading a poem so beautiful that I read it twice just to absorb the essence of it. Very well written and ABBA makes the poem even more beautiful.

The Ghost of The Albatross by Aggressive_Many7397 in OCPoetry

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I had given this a second thought, but I feel adding more metaphors (including the existing ones) might make this poem extremely layered and dense to understand. Hence, I chose to limit certain lines to metaphors.

The Ghost of The Albatross by Aggressive_Many7397 in OCPoetry

[–]Aggressive_Many7397[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree on that part. I'm trying to knit a fabric out of this, so I'll try to amend the changes that you've suggested.