Drowning Lessons

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  sophin January 9th, 2023 00:28

  Hello fellow poet! I couldn't help but be moved by your simple yet resonating words. I often feel similarly to you in this poem, with a desire to change hindered by a deep age-old exhaustion that simply comes from living. I do hope that you'll find light in between the moments. Perhaps it is not my place to say, I believe that a person has many different purposes to live, and it's alright if they are other people. And, if you feel comfortable enough, I believe that sharing your voice through your poems is a purpose for living too.

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  L. B. Mek January 9th, 2023 06:02

  forgive my opinionated words below
  I meant well, but feel free to ignore them
  if they're more toxic than helpful to you
  thanks for sharing, such a relatable read
  (what is your purpose?
  well
  to simplify matters, may i suggest
  you alter that question to something like:
  'do i Need a purpose?'
  see, we need not seek
  those debilitatingly Big questions
  to find a foothold in life
  we need only ask (I feel)
  those more immediate, yet seemingly
  more miniscule questions
  like,
  'in this very moment
  what is it i need to do
  what is it i want to do
  how do i bridge the gap
  between, the two?'
  and then hopefully
  bridging a path, from one breath
  to the next, and eventually
  we may find enough room, to begin
  looking for patterns and chains
  that we can anchor ourselves to...
  a rhythm of life, paved upon
  something as simple
  as a morning routine
  just to pass from one moment
  to the next, if we feel like it
  just for ourselves, nothing more
  or less
  is ever required of us, from existence
  all that other bulshit we pile inside
  our draining backpacks of lament
  we accumulate, ourselves
  and ergo
  we're ever empowered and ready
  to Bravely, shrug our shoulders free
  and let that next step, feel
  that much lighter, to contemplate...)
  stay strong!
  and happy new year