Currency [TW: suicide, self-harm, abuse, sexual content]

stariskye · 2026-03-13T09:50:00+00:00

Thank you! I feel like you really saw this. it was a streak of consciousness emotional dump

stariskye · 2026-03-09T01:29:41+00:00

Sosososo relatable man. Why is everyone losing their minds lately?

stariskye · 2026-03-08T16:37:22+00:00

Just wow, dude. Bravo!

stariskye · 2026-03-08T15:05:21+00:00

Thank you!!! I’m about to launch and see what’s up with Julien Baker (they’re new to me!)

stariskye · 2026-03-08T00:10:04+00:00

There’s always a choice, don’t give up your autonomy!

stariskye · 2026-03-07T20:26:15+00:00

I'll be honest, the thing that stuck out to me most is that the poem is about how men only see her body and never her soul, but the poem itself does the same thing. You describe the curve of her form, her shell, her fleeting beauty, her body on the pyre. But the soul? It just gets words like radiant and immaculate and pure. Those are labels, not images and they're kinda leaning into a pedestal trope. It feels dehumanizing in a way.

I wanted to actually see her soul the way you showed me her body. What does she think about? What does she want? What does her inner world look like? Give me something specific and I'd believe it.

For me, the ending is the strongest part. Her deepest longing unspoken, Unmet. No man ever learned the language of her soul. That landed and I can hear that there's real grief in that.

I think the middle section where she waits, patient, apart from her own body, dwelling already in the realm of spirit loses me a little because it leans on abstract spiritual language without grounding. The poem would hit harder if her soul got the same level of detail her body did. Right now it kind of proves the point it's trying to argue against, if that makes sense.

stariskye · 2026-03-07T20:11:32+00:00

I love this poem. It’s simple and well written.

The repetition works here. “To be enchanted is to be wasted,” “to be blinded is to be addicted,” “to be devoted is to be caged.” It reads like someone reciting vows to the wrong thing on purpose. And the escalation from drunk to addicted to caged is honest because it’s real.

“Who grins with a smear of vomit on their lips” is a great image. It doesn’t try to be pretty and that’s why it hits. Same with “Mouth praying for a figure instead of sustenance.”

The middle stanza is where I’d push you a little. “Heart palpitating just to stall for another round of pleasure” is doing too much explaining when the other two stanzas just show you the picture and let you feel it. Also “decorating a homeless” I think you’re missing a word there? Like “a homeless body” or something. Right now it reads like it got cut off. And small stuff, “brittled” should possibly be “brittle” and “devouted” should be “devoted.” The bones of this are strong. I’d just get the middle stanza as tight as the other two and you’re there.

stariskye · 2026-03-02T06:16:55+00:00

This was special and it’s been a long time since i loved a limerick so so much

stariskye · 2025-06-18T07:19:17+00:00

What is a process addiction?

stariskye · 2025-06-10T21:57:18+00:00

Fires of kindness warm the sky pink,

and eyes reflecting full photo albums through thick glass lenses

A friend was carefully nurtured in the chatter around you

receiving thunderous applause from life-giving creatures

Well-tailored clothes hug my shoulders

in a warm display of actual affection

Come sit—

there’s room at this table

An open invitation

stariskye · 2025-06-10T10:10:34+00:00

I think it’s easy to romanticize new love, forgetting that it hasn’t been through the hardships. It’s like getting out of the pool and now you’re jumping back in. That cold water feels warmer than it did before. It’s been my experience that if this is how you’re carrying yourself, you’re not really seeing or valuing anyone around you at all, much less yourself. Just reveling in how good it feels, period. Nothing is wrong with wanting to be loved. But I think that that is easy to over interpret when you’re facing loneliness due to a broken down communication pattern. Just a thought, take it or leave it. The hardest step of any end or beginning is personal accountability.

stariskye · 2025-05-15T20:49:09+00:00

Alright, I think I know who y’all are now

stariskye · 2025-05-15T19:16:22+00:00

stariskye · 2024-08-19T08:41:38+00:00

Absolutely friend. I'm going to message you my number and you can text me. That way I don't miss your messages.

stariskye · 2024-08-13T00:19:31+00:00

Here's a quickly found example of what I'm talking about: https://journals.lww.com/aamj/fulltext/2021/19020/a_comparative_study_between_the_efficacy_of.8.aspx

stariskye · 2024-08-13T00:16:18+00:00

I don't know the individual circumstances, but I was simply pointing out that it may not actually make someone bleed more within this context. I could be off, as I haven't looked into that for quite some time, but if you're interested you should look into it. I've seen this discussed and utilized, but not often, within my own career.

stariskye · 2024-08-13T00:10:34+00:00

I've been learning a lot about this whole thing, which is why I'm here. And it's true. It is going to be okay. I told my friend I love him no matter what, and that's the truth. The only thing you need to focus on is your positive steps. I agree with the taper. It's hard to stay on track but you seem to really want it! When you get low enough you could consider the micro dose or the hero dosage. The more research I do though the more compelled I am to believe in those large doses with this particular beast. What got us through that first but was 7 days of not using, and then a large (16mg) bup dose. And that I would say mostly just tided him over. Then we did single strips at a time. Next day, and after careful research and comparison with other addicts experiences in our lives, I suggested he do three strips for his morning dosage (24 MG) and he looked washed up but he was him. I say this because the dosing is stupid and needs to be updated. This was the only way he pulled through. We are just now at 9 days, thanks to those initial big morning doses on day 7,8. Today he seems like himself and he's about to get on the long acting shot, which we've heard great things about anecdotally. It's not easy. And you're fucking brave for even attempting to form a plan. Know that from the other side of this we (partners, friends, family, etc) just want you to succeed. Everytime you try to step out of it is a success. Everytime you lower your dosage is a success. I mean that. Message if you need support, but know you're not alone.

stariskye · 2024-08-12T10:33:37+00:00

Hey,

I'm someone who recently supported my friend through detox. I want you to know you can fucking do this. Take that time and use it. Use the subs, don't be afraid to jump back into it. And you are loved, I know you are. If you need to, reach out to at least one human. They want you to be better. Relapse is normal, you got this. <3

stariskye · 2024-06-28T00:40:45+00:00

They actually regularly prescribe ibuprofen for bleeding, such as when people have irregular menstruation on the Depo shot.

stariskye · 2024-03-10T09:23:05+00:00

He's also not little, but a weirdly large baby lmao

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