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Rosewood Apothecary
Rosewood Apothecary
Sep 22, 2022 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Affirmations

I’m not broken
I am a collection of
Unhelpful thoughts and
Unhealthy behaviors
Dearly earned as means of
preservation of a self
That was never me

About This Poem

Last Few Words: Rainy day.

Style/Type: Free verse

Review Request Direction: What did you think of my title?
How was my language use?
What did you think of the rhythm or pattern or pacing?

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - draft

About the Author

Region, Country: U.S.A., USA

Favorite Poets: Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Walt Whitman. I’m enamored by the work of lyricists such as Robert Hunter, John Barlow, John Dyer Baizley, and Tom Marshall just to name a handful.

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Comments

Candlewitch

Candlewitch

2 years 9 months ago

dear Tim,

this is very relatable... sounds like a lot of people, though they know it not!

ever, eddy styx

Lavender

Lavender

2 years 9 months ago

Affirmations

Hello there,Tim,
Very relatable poetry. "Don't believe everything you think" comes to mind as I read your poem, which is a go-to affirmation for me when needed.
Thank you,
L
Now I'm off to read Spirals Entangled!