I feel the longing for connection here. Filtered through my own experience, of course it feels like yearning and realization of emotional neglect or a barrier to reaching the heart of another (of myself?) - Thank you for this. Love, Virg
"I remain inherently broken overlooked longing for you to dispel this intangibility." These lines resonated with me. I may be looking at it from another view then what was intended, but it reminds me of my issues with dissociation and how I feel about myself and society. Thank you for this lovely poem.
it is indeed a challenging time for many people. The emotional complexities explored in the poem resonate deeply with the feelings of isolation and longing that many experience today.
Thank you. This poem is inspired by the ache I see from others as we near Valentine’s Day. The promise and allure of romantic love layered on top of our normal disconnected world.
As well as my own desire to be seen for my writing.
I feel the longing for connection here. Filtered through my own experience, of course it feels like yearning and realization of emotional neglect or a barrier to reaching the heart of another (of myself?) - Thank you for this. Love, Virg
Very much felt this. There were and are times where i felt if I disappeared nothing would really change and most people wouldn't feel the change
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"I remain inherently broken overlooked longing for you to dispel this intangibility." These lines resonated with me. I may be looking at it from another view then what was intended, but it reminds me of my issues with dissociation and how I feel about myself and society. Thank you for this lovely poem.
This poem was intended to be multilayered and references various ways we feel like we are included and understood by the groups/individuals around us.
Including how we each may feel like puffs of mist driven by an unseen wind.
It absolutely should be read as resonates with you.
Thank you for seeing my words.
it is indeed a challenging time for many people. The emotional complexities explored in the poem resonate deeply with the feelings of isolation and longing that many experience today.
Thank you. This poem is an echo of my essay from today as well. Dwelling on how we connect and feel we are valued.
https://imarkanx.substack.com/p/thursday-thunder-never-a-priority-49a
This poem feels like someone quietly reaching out, hoping to be noticed by the one person who never seems to see them.
There’s a tenderness in the way the speaker watches small things drift by while feeling invisible themselves.
The moment they say “I do exist” hits with a kind of tired ache, like they’ve been holding that truth alone for too long.
You can sense how being overlooked has slowly shaped the way they think about themselves.
The wish to be “normal” feels heartbreaking, as if they believe their own softness is some kind of flaw.
Calling themselves “inherently broken” reads less like truth and more like the echo of being ignored.
The poem captures that quiet, painful longing to be seen by someone who matters.
There’s a loneliness here that doesn’t scream it just sits in the background, heavy and familiar.
The desire to have someone make them feel real again is almost palpable.
By the end, it feels like a soft plea for recognition, for presence, for someone to finally look back.
Thank you. This poem is inspired by the ache I see from others as we near Valentine’s Day. The promise and allure of romantic love layered on top of our normal disconnected world.
As well as my own desire to be seen for my writing.