Comments received on poems by queer-with-a-pen
my autism and me
Doggerel Dave said:
A window into a different world which in parts is difficult to get a real handle on. But unless you put it out there, and this you\'ve done, I wouldn\'t even get the chance. So thanks for that.
April 18th, 2026 09:33
Doggerel Dave said:
A window into a different world which in parts is difficult to get a real handle on. But unless you put it out there, and this you\'ve done, I wouldn\'t even get the chance. So thanks for that.
April 18th, 2026 09:33
my autism and me
sorenbarrett said:
Raw and direct it runs through the years like a knife cuts through the layers in a cake. Nicely done
April 18th, 2026 05:39
sorenbarrett said:
Raw and direct it runs through the years like a knife cuts through the layers in a cake. Nicely done
April 18th, 2026 05:39
don\'t let my mom read this poem
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this carries a raw honesty that doesn’t try to soften anything…just holding love and pain in the same space and letting it speak. That tension is what makes it land so hard. It feels real, immediate, and deeply human. Powerful write. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 9th, 2026 08:13
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this carries a raw honesty that doesn’t try to soften anything…just holding love and pain in the same space and letting it speak. That tension is what makes it land so hard. It feels real, immediate, and deeply human. Powerful write. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
April 9th, 2026 08:13
don\'t let my mom read this poem
sorenbarrett said:
This speaks out about what abuse is to be hidden and what joys are to be told. Nicely written
April 9th, 2026 06:17
sorenbarrett said:
This speaks out about what abuse is to be hidden and what joys are to be told. Nicely written
April 9th, 2026 06:17
these gifts i give to me
James Michael said:
“the face that looks back at me
from the mirror is mine,
and mine alone”
Wow! To know there is no other person that is the same as yourself is liberating. We are as snowflakes.
March 30th, 2026 22:04
James Michael said:
“the face that looks back at me
from the mirror is mine,
and mine alone”
Wow! To know there is no other person that is the same as yourself is liberating. We are as snowflakes.
March 30th, 2026 22:04
these gifts i give to me
Friendship said:
well written. Your poem revolves around the complex relationship between pain and personal growth. The poet reflects on their experiences of physical and emotional pain, suggesting that these struggles are not just burdens but also gifts that contribute to their identity and personal evolution.
February 25th, 2026 08:13
Friendship said:
well written. Your poem revolves around the complex relationship between pain and personal growth. The poet reflects on their experiences of physical and emotional pain, suggesting that these struggles are not just burdens but also gifts that contribute to their identity and personal evolution.
February 25th, 2026 08:13
these gifts i give to me
sorenbarrett said:
I feel pain with this poem, deep and profound buried under layers of clothing and skin hidden beneath muscle and fat deeper than organs and beyond the soul. It leaves me sad. A very powerful poem
February 25th, 2026 04:53
sorenbarrett said:
I feel pain with this poem, deep and profound buried under layers of clothing and skin hidden beneath muscle and fat deeper than organs and beyond the soul. It leaves me sad. A very powerful poem
February 25th, 2026 04:53
sins of the father
James Michael said:
Nothing compares to the emotions you pour out in your intense poetry! You are a “wild flower pushing through cracked sidewalk”.
Great song BTW!
January 20th, 2026 20:38
James Michael said:
Nothing compares to the emotions you pour out in your intense poetry! You are a “wild flower pushing through cracked sidewalk”.
Great song BTW!
January 20th, 2026 20:38
only a love poem if you want it to be
James Michael said:
Love, love, love. Loved this one. You convey with honesty what it is really about! Something A.I. will never understand. Sorry, I’ve been working for ChatGPT. recently.
December 22nd, 2025 23:08
James Michael said:
Love, love, love. Loved this one. You convey with honesty what it is really about! Something A.I. will never understand. Sorry, I’ve been working for ChatGPT. recently.
December 22nd, 2025 23:08
only a love poem if you want it to be
sorenbarrett said:
Somewhat nostalgic this poem dives back to a past event held in memory and looks at it fondly. Well done
December 2nd, 2025 20:15
sorenbarrett said:
Somewhat nostalgic this poem dives back to a past event held in memory and looks at it fondly. Well done
December 2nd, 2025 20:15
sins of the father
sorenbarrett said:
Raw and hard hitting it speaks with anguish and some sense of confusion over loss. A powerful write.
September 24th, 2025 04:27
sorenbarrett said:
Raw and hard hitting it speaks with anguish and some sense of confusion over loss. A powerful write.
September 24th, 2025 04:27
sins of the father
Paul Bell said:
This is a great poem, the power of the parent and the child who seeks a different life.
Yet parallel thinking seems to haunt his entire being.
Great coffin analogy.
September 24th, 2025 04:17
Paul Bell said:
This is a great poem, the power of the parent and the child who seeks a different life.
Yet parallel thinking seems to haunt his entire being.
Great coffin analogy.
September 24th, 2025 04:17
sins of the father
Doggerel Dave said:
Separation from a parent and the acceptance of self as aseparate being can be a hard won thing.
Cracked much of it in your poem.
September 24th, 2025 02:06
Doggerel Dave said:
Separation from a parent and the acceptance of self as aseparate being can be a hard won thing.
Cracked much of it in your poem.
September 24th, 2025 02:06
never was my father\'s boy
James Michael said:
One of the best poems I’ve ever read!
July 26th, 2025 20:10
James Michael said:
One of the best poems I’ve ever read!
July 26th, 2025 20:10
never was my father\'s boy
Poetic Licence said:
A sad and touching write over the gradual rejection over from a parent, a heartfelt write, nicely expressed
June 27th, 2025 06:01
Poetic Licence said:
A sad and touching write over the gradual rejection over from a parent, a heartfelt write, nicely expressed
June 27th, 2025 06:01
never was my father\'s boy
sorenbarrett said:
With this read I feel a sense of alienation, distancing and rejection with the passage of time. There is a sadness to the write and it ends in a melancholy mood. Sad.
June 27th, 2025 03:31
sorenbarrett said:
With this read I feel a sense of alienation, distancing and rejection with the passage of time. There is a sadness to the write and it ends in a melancholy mood. Sad.
June 27th, 2025 03:31
a fox dies in a field
sorenbarrett said:
A sad depiction whether animal or person where barriers have been set up to keep out, hurt or maim the harmless. Sad is all that I have to say.
May 4th, 2025 04:38
sorenbarrett said:
A sad depiction whether animal or person where barriers have been set up to keep out, hurt or maim the harmless. Sad is all that I have to say.
May 4th, 2025 04:38
old dogs and older boots
James Michael said:
Honestly written. I do have a hard time reading at this hour. Time to curl up with my little Annie (our new dog!). Sweet dreams!
April 13th, 2025 00:47
James Michael said:
Honestly written. I do have a hard time reading at this hour. Time to curl up with my little Annie (our new dog!). Sweet dreams!
April 13th, 2025 00:47
an actor by any other name
James Michael said:
Been a bit. I love how you ended this one, and repetition that ties this together. Well done!
April 13th, 2025 00:16
James Michael said:
Been a bit. I love how you ended this one, and repetition that ties this together. Well done!
April 13th, 2025 00:16
an actor by any other name
sorenbarrett said:
Such a refreshingly original poem in the change of scene stanza to stanza, in the content and manner of presentation. Very nicely done I enjoyed it
April 11th, 2025 03:50
sorenbarrett said:
Such a refreshingly original poem in the change of scene stanza to stanza, in the content and manner of presentation. Very nicely done I enjoyed it
April 11th, 2025 03:50
old dogs and older boots
sorenbarrett said:
Reflections. Nicely written and well said. As we look back on our lives we wish that if we had only known then what we know now things would have been different. And I say if we only knew now what we will know tomorrow things would be different as well.
March 2nd, 2025 04:07
sorenbarrett said:
Reflections. Nicely written and well said. As we look back on our lives we wish that if we had only known then what we know now things would have been different. And I say if we only knew now what we will know tomorrow things would be different as well.
March 2nd, 2025 04:07
a self made man
Poetic Licence said:
I know sometimes it is easier said then done and there can be many barriers to overcome, but always be what and who you want to be and be proud of it, it is the only way you eventually find long term happiness in the soul, mind, and heart, enjoyed the read.
February 7th, 2025 04:37
Poetic Licence said:
I know sometimes it is easier said then done and there can be many barriers to overcome, but always be what and who you want to be and be proud of it, it is the only way you eventually find long term happiness in the soul, mind, and heart, enjoyed the read.
February 7th, 2025 04:37
my old man
Poetic Licence said:
A touching and sad account of a relationship between Father and son, ruined by alcohol and the ghosts it leaves behind, Nicely written
December 28th, 2024 03:31
Poetic Licence said:
A touching and sad account of a relationship between Father and son, ruined by alcohol and the ghosts it leaves behind, Nicely written
December 28th, 2024 03:31
years and years
James Michael said:
Always a favorite choice into your splendid mind!
December 20th, 2024 22:42
James Michael said:
Always a favorite choice into your splendid mind!
December 20th, 2024 22:42
years and years
Tristan Robert Lange said:
A hauntingly beautiful grief poem! Well done! My condolences on your loss. Grief is a very difficult landscape to traverse. Beautiful poem! 🖤🙏
December 13th, 2024 06:19
Tristan Robert Lange said:
A hauntingly beautiful grief poem! Well done! My condolences on your loss. Grief is a very difficult landscape to traverse. Beautiful poem! 🖤🙏
December 13th, 2024 06:19
years and years
Poetic Licence said:
A sad and heart breaking poem, well written and expressed
December 13th, 2024 03:18
Poetic Licence said:
A sad and heart breaking poem, well written and expressed
December 13th, 2024 03:18
dirt
Bobby O said:
You tilt it toward that guy in the team that you’re glad is there except when we join him late for curfew.
October 16th, 2024 04:11
Bobby O said:
You tilt it toward that guy in the team that you’re glad is there except when we join him late for curfew.
October 16th, 2024 04:11
a cowboy by any other name
Cheeky Missy said:
Wow. You leave me breathless in awe, having taken me off adroitly when I took your hand, these lines tripping down the page, winking at me as they capably unfolded a tale with such lively poignancy I swooned before the conclusion hinted t\'would comfort me and slake my thirst. Beautifully rendered with a haunting poignancy and superb details. Thank you for sharing.
September 22nd, 2024 07:11
Cheeky Missy said:
Wow. You leave me breathless in awe, having taken me off adroitly when I took your hand, these lines tripping down the page, winking at me as they capably unfolded a tale with such lively poignancy I swooned before the conclusion hinted t\'would comfort me and slake my thirst. Beautifully rendered with a haunting poignancy and superb details. Thank you for sharing.
September 22nd, 2024 07:11
sweet on you
sorenbarrett said:
I loved the opening stanza. Philosophical it used the paradox to set the scene. The rest of the poem romantic and using the innocents of childhood to paint a picture of love that fits in the initial definition. Very nicely done leaving me with feelings of the infinite nature of love.
August 7th, 2024 03:58
sorenbarrett said:
I loved the opening stanza. Philosophical it used the paradox to set the scene. The rest of the poem romantic and using the innocents of childhood to paint a picture of love that fits in the initial definition. Very nicely done leaving me with feelings of the infinite nature of love.
August 7th, 2024 03:58
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