Comments received on poems by arqios
\"and now it\'s my fault\"
sorenbarrett said:
And so it is with male female relationships not just in boyhood. To me I have a stupid theory it is a left over from Chivalrous times when the knight in shining armor was to protect the fair damsel in distress, to take on the dragon and black knight. Now all her troubles are dragons and you the knight are to take care of them and just because you have not prevented them it is your fault you have not done your duty.
March 18th, 2026 07:12
sorenbarrett said:
And so it is with male female relationships not just in boyhood. To me I have a stupid theory it is a left over from Chivalrous times when the knight in shining armor was to protect the fair damsel in distress, to take on the dragon and black knight. Now all her troubles are dragons and you the knight are to take care of them and just because you have not prevented them it is your fault you have not done your duty.
March 18th, 2026 07:12
\"she orders me about\"
Neville said:
Glad to see you are not one of them guys who puts their foot down with a firm hand .. Neville 😎👍
March 18th, 2026 03:31
Neville said:
Glad to see you are not one of them guys who puts their foot down with a firm hand .. Neville 😎👍
March 18th, 2026 03:31
\"she orders me about\"
Goldfinch60 said:
Good words Rik, maybe one day she will listen to you. LOL
Andy
March 18th, 2026 02:23
Goldfinch60 said:
Good words Rik, maybe one day she will listen to you. LOL
Andy
March 18th, 2026 02:23
\"she orders me about\"
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this brings me back to those kinds of dynamics we don’t always name at the time…where something feels off but you just go along with it. The way it carries through to “I’m just her neon puppet, / dancing to her beats.”…that recognition hits. I felt this one. Excellent poem and a blast from the past, too! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 17th, 2026 08:28
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this brings me back to those kinds of dynamics we don’t always name at the time…where something feels off but you just go along with it. The way it carries through to “I’m just her neon puppet, / dancing to her beats.”…that recognition hits. I felt this one. Excellent poem and a blast from the past, too! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 17th, 2026 08:28
\"she orders me about\"
Mutley Ravishes said:
Some girls expend more energy \"ordering\" guys around than if they just did some of those things themselves. And then they stress themselves out because you haven`t done the job exactly how they wanted! Oh well....
March 17th, 2026 06:43
Mutley Ravishes said:
Some girls expend more energy \"ordering\" guys around than if they just did some of those things themselves. And then they stress themselves out because you haven`t done the job exactly how they wanted! Oh well....
March 17th, 2026 06:43
\"she orders me about\"
sorenbarrett said:
A poem full of a male trapped in the paradoxes of society expectations solidified in taking orders when the male role is to lead and order but also be protective and defer to females. Choosing a follow orders from one esteemed confirms the enigma of power given to the damsel by the knight. Who is ordering and who is in control and who deferring plays out in this poem that seems only one sided. Well done Cryptic.
March 17th, 2026 06:28
sorenbarrett said:
A poem full of a male trapped in the paradoxes of society expectations solidified in taking orders when the male role is to lead and order but also be protective and defer to females. Choosing a follow orders from one esteemed confirms the enigma of power given to the damsel by the knight. Who is ordering and who is in control and who deferring plays out in this poem that seems only one sided. Well done Cryptic.
March 17th, 2026 06:28
of witnesses
Goldfinch60 said:
May those thoughts of love and peace come to the whole world Rik.
Andy
March 17th, 2026 02:12
Goldfinch60 said:
May those thoughts of love and peace come to the whole world Rik.
Andy
March 17th, 2026 02:12
letting you go
NafisaSB said:
A very tenderly portrayed scene. What a sad and quiet goodbye
March 16th, 2026 23:55
NafisaSB said:
A very tenderly portrayed scene. What a sad and quiet goodbye
March 16th, 2026 23:55
of witnesses
Doggerel Dave said:
If ever there were a picture of a mood painted in words, this is it.
March 16th, 2026 17:20
Doggerel Dave said:
If ever there were a picture of a mood painted in words, this is it.
March 16th, 2026 17:20
of witnesses
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this is beautiful…there’s a calm, almost meditative rhythm flowing through the whole piece. It feels like standing still inside a moving landscape where thought and nature blur together. That quiet sense of watching life pass through breath and sky really lingers. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 16th, 2026 08:47
Tristan Robert Lange said:
My friend, this is beautiful…there’s a calm, almost meditative rhythm flowing through the whole piece. It feels like standing still inside a moving landscape where thought and nature blur together. That quiet sense of watching life pass through breath and sky really lingers. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 16th, 2026 08:47
of witnesses
sorenbarrett said:
Highlighted adjectives dance, shift, ripple, whisper, drift, kiss, weave and glide through this magnificent work giving it a sense of motion and life. Lovely my friend
March 16th, 2026 07:14
sorenbarrett said:
Highlighted adjectives dance, shift, ripple, whisper, drift, kiss, weave and glide through this magnificent work giving it a sense of motion and life. Lovely my friend
March 16th, 2026 07:14
\"she cares\"
Goldfinch60 said:
Superb words Rik, that first meaningful meeting is so wonderful in our lives.
Andy
March 16th, 2026 02:09
Goldfinch60 said:
Superb words Rik, that first meaningful meeting is so wonderful in our lives.
Andy
March 16th, 2026 02:09
\"she cares\"
Kevin Hulme said:
\'Replaying her Voice\'. Been there many times.
Like it.
March 15th, 2026 19:51
Kevin Hulme said:
\'Replaying her Voice\'. Been there many times.
Like it.
March 15th, 2026 19:51
\"she cares\"
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, the image of “her smile felt like sunlight sneaking past clouds” really stands out. It’s such a gentle way to describe the sudden warmth of that moment. That line anchors the emotional shift perfectly. Nicely done, dearest friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 15th, 2026 18:42
Tristan Robert Lange said:
arqios, the image of “her smile felt like sunlight sneaking past clouds” really stands out. It’s such a gentle way to describe the sudden warmth of that moment. That line anchors the emotional shift perfectly. Nicely done, dearest friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 15th, 2026 18:42
\"she cares\"
David Wakeling said:
A wonderful tale of epic first sight. Made me believe in Love again.Well done compadre
March 15th, 2026 18:33
David Wakeling said:
A wonderful tale of epic first sight. Made me believe in Love again.Well done compadre
March 15th, 2026 18:33
\"she cares\"
Katie B. said:
Excellent, powerful, moving. Indeed a fave.
Blessings~Katie
March 15th, 2026 13:05
Katie B. said:
Excellent, powerful, moving. Indeed a fave.
Blessings~Katie
March 15th, 2026 13:05
\"she cares\"
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic we all long for someone to care and the thought that someone we idolize cares for us is hard to accept but echoes in our head and won\'t leave us alone. A lovely poem of young infatuation with a shaky self esteem of adolescence. So well done
March 15th, 2026 06:20
sorenbarrett said:
Cryptic we all long for someone to care and the thought that someone we idolize cares for us is hard to accept but echoes in our head and won\'t leave us alone. A lovely poem of young infatuation with a shaky self esteem of adolescence. So well done
March 15th, 2026 06:20
\"she” poem number 8
Neville said:
I am mightily impressed my friend .. this page contains what is probably my favourite of your posted works to date .. Neville 😎⭐🌟⭐🌟⭐👍
March 15th, 2026 03:29
Neville said:
I am mightily impressed my friend .. this page contains what is probably my favourite of your posted works to date .. Neville 😎⭐🌟⭐🌟⭐👍
March 15th, 2026 03:29
\"she” poem number 8
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this reads like a snapshot from another time…Walkman humming, arcade lights glowing, a quarter ready for Pac-Man. All those details build the scene beautifully, but it’s the repeated line about whether you waited that gives the poem its ache. Nostalgic, tender, and quietly heartbreaking. Well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 14th, 2026 08:46
Tristan Robert Lange said:
Arqios, this reads like a snapshot from another time…Walkman humming, arcade lights glowing, a quarter ready for Pac-Man. All those details build the scene beautifully, but it’s the repeated line about whether you waited that gives the poem its ache. Nostalgic, tender, and quietly heartbreaking. Well done, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦⬛
March 14th, 2026 08:46
\"she” poem number 8
sorenbarrett said:
The reoccurrence of the phrase \"and she doubts if I waited\" has double meaning to me. There is the obvious that leads one to think there was a mis encounter but then there is the aspect of all that you were doing in the interim and you were not waiting but doing at that time. Sometimes our anticipation and preparation and looking impedes the waiting. A deep and most thoughtful write that is quite haunting Cryptic
March 14th, 2026 06:51
sorenbarrett said:
The reoccurrence of the phrase \"and she doubts if I waited\" has double meaning to me. There is the obvious that leads one to think there was a mis encounter but then there is the aspect of all that you were doing in the interim and you were not waiting but doing at that time. Sometimes our anticipation and preparation and looking impedes the waiting. A deep and most thoughtful write that is quite haunting Cryptic
March 14th, 2026 06:51
\"she” poem number 8
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
good write definitive like
March 14th, 2026 06:38
nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson) said:
good write definitive like
March 14th, 2026 06:38
\"she” poem number 8
Katie B. said:
Amazing, vivid. Puts you right there. Your writing inspires me to be a better writer.
March 14th, 2026 06:24
Katie B. said:
Amazing, vivid. Puts you right there. Your writing inspires me to be a better writer.
March 14th, 2026 06:24
\"she” poem number 8
Doggerel Dave said:
Drips with references I recognise and have various meanings for me. There is only one more thought to record - I hope you two got it together.
March 14th, 2026 05:56
Doggerel Dave said:
Drips with references I recognise and have various meanings for me. There is only one more thought to record - I hope you two got it together.
March 14th, 2026 05:56
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