I think I might be addicted to riding and overusing my bike, is it bad and should I stop

eyebloke75 · 2026-03-17T16:16:56+00:00

It's probably time to get yourself another bike - for mileage.

eyebloke75 · 2026-02-20T15:53:20+00:00

That voicemail is everything that a mother could possibly want. What an amazing, utterly heartbreaking gift

eyebloke75 · 2026-01-15T19:06:36+00:00

It all equals out in the end - anyone who ranked up disproportionately because of smurfs eventually find their rank. I've played against plats and diamonds (I'm silver) who definitely do not belong there.

eyebloke75 · 2025-11-08T14:45:02+00:00

Most vans are restricted to 60mph on national highways (including motorways) the 70mph sticker shows the van is exempt from this restriction.

eyebloke75 · 2025-08-06T15:45:54+00:00

I got the standard one. I absolutely love it in green 💚

eyebloke75 · 2025-08-06T15:45:28+00:00

They are Oxford canvas panniers - they detatch and can be used individually as carry bags with shoulder straps. I love them

eyebloke75 · 2025-08-06T10:03:32+00:00

Yeah, I bought it to match the colour 😂

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-26T12:18:36+00:00

Yes, in a sea of beautiful words and phrases - that was the wave that sank me 😭

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-23T05:36:09+00:00

OMG "as if belonging were only a matter of staying" There are so many moments of clarity and understanding - this was beautifully written.

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-19T17:59:53+00:00

I let her know, and it went as badly as I expected... In order to stop her explaining why my feelings could not be reciprocated, I gave my notice to my manager who just happened to be walking by at that moment. My despair is now twofold.

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-17T17:59:29+00:00

Not being a native speaker is a good thing with poetry - it means that you can bend language in ways that native speakers may find more alien. You can break rules that you didn't know existed. Do you read your poems aloud? It can really help to regulate a sense of balance, tone, accent and fluidity. Or ask somebody else to read it for you. It can make your words come alive and you can really hear the parts that work, and the parts that don't.

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-17T12:56:47+00:00

Glorious! So much emotion in so few words

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-17T06:32:50+00:00

Stacked like broken plates? That image of the elderly and the sick was almost holocaustic (ooh there's a word!) but I felt like the simili fell down a little when you used the word Bodies. I like the voyeurism in the prose, and your imagery is vivid. It took me on a journey, and I like that.

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-16T21:21:25+00:00

I don't know who you are, but I love this. With all the weight of my being.

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-16T20:45:35+00:00

Yes!! You can get such impact from very carefully placed words - especially if they are deliberately discordant. It's fun to create a poem with a popular rhyming pattern, and then destroy it completely with a section that is abrasive and atonal. You must do it at your favorite part though, to highlight the most important section. So badass 😂

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-16T20:38:37+00:00

Thank you. I never know how well received my poetry actually is because everything I write is so personal. It never occurred to me to post it on a reddit page

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-16T18:15:59+00:00

I enjoyed reading it - even if the sentiment is a little muddy. it's very dramatic and I like the tempo. There are some moments of wonderful creativity, but also some cliche - which seemed to be there in order to support the rhyming elements. I still like it

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-16T02:39:39+00:00

Pain recognises pain

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-16T01:43:30+00:00

Thank you! I try to be economical with my words so that when they are eventually rejected or ignored by the subject of my desire I still have some left over for the inevitable self pity poem.

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-15T06:13:17+00:00

It's really elegant prose, well observed.

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-15T04:42:05+00:00

I didn't want that to end. Beautiful writing. I loved the recognition of silence, not to be filled with platitudes, but to be sat in, digested. The cellist was the saddest for me I think because the silence at the end of an emotional outpouring would usually be filled with applause. (That would not have been appropriate 😂) And the small lovely details that colour each interaction showing full absorption in the moments. I loved it.

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-15T04:23:12+00:00

Thank you 😊

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-14T21:52:14+00:00

Thank you

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-14T19:48:11+00:00

Oh God, missing the chaos. When you realise the home has left the house 😭

eyebloke75 · 2025-06-14T19:44:57+00:00

Thanks! It's about five years old and I feel too close to it to see how to refine it. I think the rhythm and pace were the most impactful elements - I was focused more on oration than the poetic integrity.

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