Thank you. I was trying to find a way to better indicate the speaker, the voice, is not entirely a reliable narrator. The literal meanings of the words are not the entire truth revealed.
“Forged from emptiness” is a brutal ending. The freedom here doesn’t feel triumphant so much as armored—a self made untouchable because belonging became too dangerous. That tension between strength and exile gives the poem its ache.
I love how you used the crossed linw
Thank you. I was trying to find a way to better indicate the speaker, the voice, is not entirely a reliable narrator. The literal meanings of the words are not the entire truth revealed.
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Sending care
I appreciate the kind thoughts. This is an older poem so not a current state. I am glad the weight still comes through.
I feel this piece heavy, very well done.
Thank you. 🙏
Loneliness and exile. No roots. There is sadness in this.
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“Forged from emptiness” is a brutal ending. The freedom here doesn’t feel triumphant so much as armored—a self made untouchable because belonging became too dangerous. That tension between strength and exile gives the poem its ache.
Thank you
Love this! The last stanza packs such a punch 🥊 ✨
Thank you.