Thank you so much, lyw! 💛 Fun fact, but it was the first poetry piece I've submitted to a competition last year. It didn't win anything, but I found it really cool coming back to it and rewriting it, seeing why it hasn't won, and discovering that it's cool to revise poetry too, not just stories hehe.
I also think it flows much better now, and I turned it into a format that doesn't quite look like poetry anymore.
There can be many factors as to why a poem doesn't win something which may have nothing to do with the quality of the poem. Do you submit your work for publication? That can also be quite a lottery. But i'd bet money that there's a journal out there that will publish your work. It can be quite a submission grind though.
Oh yeah, for sure. But sometimes it really is the quality too where an idea or the core of it is really good, but more thought and tweaking could turn it into something even better.
Hehe but don't get me wrong, I've already been published before and I don't mind rejections too much (unless it was something I really thought would fit, and then it's their loss, but also a bit sad for the poem 🫣). I just think that in this particular case, the original kept going off track quite a bit and despite being much shorter than this post, it somehow was way less on point.
I'm quite proud of what it turned out, though. I'm glad the original didn't win anything or was published because I would've kept looking at it and being dissatisfied! A blessing is disguise hehe.
The feeling of safety that comes from making one's world small is a powerful one, but it's an illusion. The truth is, that safe space is just as exposed to life's unpredictable changes as the world outside. One is still part of the same connected reality, where a single event—be it a power failure or a shift in the world—can ripple through everyone's life. True safety isn't found in building walls, but in learning to navigate the world as it changes by learning resilience, a skill that can be practiced every day with every thought and action, both of which one can control.
It's true that it's important to get out of one's shell. It's like you say, life is pretty unpredictable and chaotic and a lot can happen that rattles it. I think it's hard to control anything in the world, though, even within one's own, so resilience and adaptability are very important. Ultimately what I wrote is sort of about this fear, but also about the call that everyone experiences to some degree to escape the little world and be brave.
And sometimes it's the tiniest things like asking someone a question if you struggle with debilitating anxiety, or being a good friend and listening even if you've had a bad day and someone else needs you... lots of different ways to show up in the world.
This is lovely! Moves effortlessly, too.
Thank you so much, lyw! 💛 Fun fact, but it was the first poetry piece I've submitted to a competition last year. It didn't win anything, but I found it really cool coming back to it and rewriting it, seeing why it hasn't won, and discovering that it's cool to revise poetry too, not just stories hehe.
I also think it flows much better now, and I turned it into a format that doesn't quite look like poetry anymore.
There can be many factors as to why a poem doesn't win something which may have nothing to do with the quality of the poem. Do you submit your work for publication? That can also be quite a lottery. But i'd bet money that there's a journal out there that will publish your work. It can be quite a submission grind though.
Oh yeah, for sure. But sometimes it really is the quality too where an idea or the core of it is really good, but more thought and tweaking could turn it into something even better.
Hehe but don't get me wrong, I've already been published before and I don't mind rejections too much (unless it was something I really thought would fit, and then it's their loss, but also a bit sad for the poem 🫣). I just think that in this particular case, the original kept going off track quite a bit and despite being much shorter than this post, it somehow was way less on point.
I'm quite proud of what it turned out, though. I'm glad the original didn't win anything or was published because I would've kept looking at it and being dissatisfied! A blessing is disguise hehe.
The feeling of safety that comes from making one's world small is a powerful one, but it's an illusion. The truth is, that safe space is just as exposed to life's unpredictable changes as the world outside. One is still part of the same connected reality, where a single event—be it a power failure or a shift in the world—can ripple through everyone's life. True safety isn't found in building walls, but in learning to navigate the world as it changes by learning resilience, a skill that can be practiced every day with every thought and action, both of which one can control.
It's true that it's important to get out of one's shell. It's like you say, life is pretty unpredictable and chaotic and a lot can happen that rattles it. I think it's hard to control anything in the world, though, even within one's own, so resilience and adaptability are very important. Ultimately what I wrote is sort of about this fear, but also about the call that everyone experiences to some degree to escape the little world and be brave.
And sometimes it's the tiniest things like asking someone a question if you struggle with debilitating anxiety, or being a good friend and listening even if you've had a bad day and someone else needs you... lots of different ways to show up in the world.
Thank you for your insights 💛
Yes, the smallest things…good to be liberal with our sincere praise and kindness whenever the occasion arises.✨