As you know I adore this poem! It feels like an unraveling of love’s intensity, so beautiful, raw, and painful. The imagery of ribbons as both bond and burden captures the way love can feel like soft silk and cutting constraint at once. Your words carry such a deep tenderness, willing to give everything, even to be hurt, just for the chance to hold space for them. It’s a hauntingly gorgeous reminder of how love can expand us, yet sometimes demand we shrink. Thank you for sharing this my betrothal friend, it is truly stunning🎀💝
Thank you so much my beautiful friend! I love the imagery of love’s intensity unravelling like a roll of ribbon. Your feedback always means the world to me.
Bond and burden are such good words to describe the juxtaposition of the ribbon metaphor in this piece, you get me 🥲
Thank you for these beautiful and poetic reflections!! 🎀🎀
Dear Jennae, this is such a profound work of art - the words "poetic viscerality" came to my mind. The interchanging and intertwining imagery of ribbons and bones are haunting in their ache, melancholy and delicate beauty, and the way they come together all at once. And of course, I couldn't help but be drawn to uncoding the secret message hidden among the words in your poem (as I always am!), which fleshes out the complexity and paradox of a love that causes us pain but also teaches us the meaning of growth and freedom. It adds to the poignancy of it all. Thank you for sharing your heart with us in this powerful way!
Thank you so much dear Suyin! ‘Poetic viscerality’ is such a powerful and juicy term, I love it. I feel honoured that this poem translated this way for you.
Thank you so much for this wonderful feedback! I love that you always notice my hidden codes and messages within my poetry.
Thank you for reading, as always you add so many of layers of depth to my work with your profound reflections. Much love 🤍
wow gala, this is such a compliment! thank you so much for reading and for these kind words, i needed this encouragement today. it’s always such a privilege to have you read my words, thank you for being you 🎀✨
omg Jennae... this poem! I felt like I was wrapped up into all of it... I can't even describe the journey I went through while reading this, feeling such heaviness at the saltwater flood, the tightening of ribbons to restrict your expansion...
"That I would hold
my rib cage
in my hands.
Breathe more room
for my love for you.
Like a dandelion wish." - this was my favorite part, your breath... it's as if it was so stifled that the only way you could breathe is to literally blow oxygen into them... and the dandelion wish, wishing for something that could be not for something that is right in front of you...
Joscelyne!! Thank you so much for reading. I’m so glad it took you on a journey 🎀 I love how you hold my words and your comments are always so thoughtful. I appreciate you more than I can say. So grateful! Thank you so so much! 💗
Yes! To heal and to choke. So many ways, so guess it depend on the person who holds the ribbon in their hands! Thank you so much for reading and being here Chaya! 🎀
Jennae, there are tears in my eyes now...deep, profound. Your poetry is… well, you know what do all the people say, all the people that truly love you and can appreciate what is beauty. I will never stop reminding to the world, with my humble voice, to elevate your words, your art, and your being up to the sky, to the heavens where you belong. I am astonished by how you’re able to transmute the draining of those tight ribbons into something so sublime, so inspiring for others, so heart-soothing and healing. There is no bit of dummy in you—you are a bright, stunningly creative mind, a powerful, courageous, and utterly sensitive heart, and a woman to admire forever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever. You are eternal, and your heart is mighty. And the world is grateful for your writing and for you
Forrest, thank you so much for always reading. It always seems like you know exactly which words need to be said.
Your kindness and support is truly like the underground network that connects all the trees in the forest. Bringing them together and reminding them that they are not seperate.
The way you uplift others is so inspiring, I feel as though you craft and gift wings to everyone here.
Thank you for seeing me and my poetry, for acknowledging the transmutation of pain. I am so grateful that you exist 🎀🤍
oh wow. This is not only lovely writing but so aptly describes what it's like to be in a relationship that drains you of everything in order to fill the other person's bottomless cup of need.
Thank you so much for reading Elizabeth! Yes! You get it. “bottomless cup of need” is such a powerful way to describe it. So grateful for you feedback 🥹
How do you fill my cup when you take my cup away? Beautifully expressed, Jennie
Wow that’s such a powerful to describe it!! Thank you Paul, always love when your read my poems 🎀
As you know I adore this poem! It feels like an unraveling of love’s intensity, so beautiful, raw, and painful. The imagery of ribbons as both bond and burden captures the way love can feel like soft silk and cutting constraint at once. Your words carry such a deep tenderness, willing to give everything, even to be hurt, just for the chance to hold space for them. It’s a hauntingly gorgeous reminder of how love can expand us, yet sometimes demand we shrink. Thank you for sharing this my betrothal friend, it is truly stunning🎀💝
Thank you so much my beautiful friend! I love the imagery of love’s intensity unravelling like a roll of ribbon. Your feedback always means the world to me.
Bond and burden are such good words to describe the juxtaposition of the ribbon metaphor in this piece, you get me 🥲
Thank you for these beautiful and poetic reflections!! 🎀🎀
Love this, brought me so much peace today. Thank you. 🌻
Thank you so much joy! It means so much to me that you read this poem and I’m glad it brought you peace 🎀
So deep and soft at the same time. 🖤
Thank you so much! Means so much to me that you read this 🎀 Always appreciate you being here!
I appreciate your writing so much! 🥰💛
That made me smile!! 🎀🥹
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Very powerful.
Thank you so much 🎀
Dear Jennae, this is such a profound work of art - the words "poetic viscerality" came to my mind. The interchanging and intertwining imagery of ribbons and bones are haunting in their ache, melancholy and delicate beauty, and the way they come together all at once. And of course, I couldn't help but be drawn to uncoding the secret message hidden among the words in your poem (as I always am!), which fleshes out the complexity and paradox of a love that causes us pain but also teaches us the meaning of growth and freedom. It adds to the poignancy of it all. Thank you for sharing your heart with us in this powerful way!
Thank you so much dear Suyin! ‘Poetic viscerality’ is such a powerful and juicy term, I love it. I feel honoured that this poem translated this way for you.
Thank you so much for this wonderful feedback! I love that you always notice my hidden codes and messages within my poetry.
Thank you for reading, as always you add so many of layers of depth to my work with your profound reflections. Much love 🤍
jennae you will publish a book one day and become one of the poets of our generation.
'I sat patiently
like a good girl
as you tied ribbons
around my throat.'
just wow. the whole thing. magical and exhilarating ❤️
wow gala, this is such a compliment! thank you so much for reading and for these kind words, i needed this encouragement today. it’s always such a privilege to have you read my words, thank you for being you 🎀✨
omg Jennae... this poem! I felt like I was wrapped up into all of it... I can't even describe the journey I went through while reading this, feeling such heaviness at the saltwater flood, the tightening of ribbons to restrict your expansion...
"That I would hold
my rib cage
in my hands.
Breathe more room
for my love for you.
Like a dandelion wish." - this was my favorite part, your breath... it's as if it was so stifled that the only way you could breathe is to literally blow oxygen into them... and the dandelion wish, wishing for something that could be not for something that is right in front of you...
Joscelyne!! Thank you so much for reading. I’m so glad it took you on a journey 🎀 I love how you hold my words and your comments are always so thoughtful. I appreciate you more than I can say. So grateful! Thank you so so much! 💗
Breathtaking. Those ribbons. The things you can do with them.
Yes! To heal and to choke. So many ways, so guess it depend on the person who holds the ribbon in their hands! Thank you so much for reading and being here Chaya! 🎀
This is so wonderful and vulnerable, jannae. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Thank you so much for reading Mike and for holding my words so tenderly! 🎀
Jennae, there are tears in my eyes now...deep, profound. Your poetry is… well, you know what do all the people say, all the people that truly love you and can appreciate what is beauty. I will never stop reminding to the world, with my humble voice, to elevate your words, your art, and your being up to the sky, to the heavens where you belong. I am astonished by how you’re able to transmute the draining of those tight ribbons into something so sublime, so inspiring for others, so heart-soothing and healing. There is no bit of dummy in you—you are a bright, stunningly creative mind, a powerful, courageous, and utterly sensitive heart, and a woman to admire forever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever. You are eternal, and your heart is mighty. And the world is grateful for your writing and for you
Forrest, thank you so much for always reading. It always seems like you know exactly which words need to be said.
Your kindness and support is truly like the underground network that connects all the trees in the forest. Bringing them together and reminding them that they are not seperate.
The way you uplift others is so inspiring, I feel as though you craft and gift wings to everyone here.
Thank you for seeing me and my poetry, for acknowledging the transmutation of pain. I am so grateful that you exist 🎀🤍
Incredible poem! Wow! Love it . So powerful ❤️
Thank you so much Francesca!! It means the world to me to hear that 🎀 Thank you for reading and commenting. So glad you’re here 🩷
Beautiful work
Thank you so much for reading and commenting Trudi! 🎀 Grateful to have you here and for these kind words 🩷
A pleasure 💫
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Just wow. ❤️
Thank you so much for reading Eden! It means so much to me. I appreciate you!🎀
oh wow. This is not only lovely writing but so aptly describes what it's like to be in a relationship that drains you of everything in order to fill the other person's bottomless cup of need.
Thank you so much for reading Elizabeth! Yes! You get it. “bottomless cup of need” is such a powerful way to describe it. So grateful for you feedback 🥹
The magic in your writing😍
Thank you Lezel!!! So grateful for you reading this poem! Much love 🎀