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Rebecca Cook's avatar

Wow. This is gorgeous.

Nikos Anagnostou's avatar

“I drag my legs behind like complaints”

Well, that’s how I walk :)

Mahdi Meshkatee's avatar

Beautiful poem, Susannah. The last line had a particularly liberating effect on me, in no small part because that is not how I relate to myself.

LeeAnn Pickrell's avatar

What a wonderful poem. It drew me in. It touched me.

Shondra Bowie's avatar

Me and who I once was

trying so hard to touch one another. - magic. That one hit hard!

jared mulhair's avatar

i drag my legs behind like complaints — just one gem in this treasure trove. so lovely and moving!

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Apr 5, 2025
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Susannah Violette's avatar

I had this time where I had limited mobility due to nerve compression and it really limited my legs. So in a way it’s sort of about what defines us, which is like a constant flow and as you say repeating cycles. ❤️

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Apr 4, 2025
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Susannah Violette's avatar

thank you for reading! x