The imagery of wanting to “forsake my guts, my heart” and replace them with ones that haven’t shed a tear - while simultaneously craving to “feel tender to pain once more” - captures that painful paradox of sensitivity so honestly. The shift between flesh becomes bone and bone becomes flesh is haunting, and the repeated “to live is to sacrifice” lands like a quiet, heavy truth.
Thank you for sharing something so deeply felt and vulnerable. The way you move through numbness, memory, and the longing to bleed and feel again is both devastating and beautiful. This one lingers.
Wishing you gentleness with your own sensitivity. Now I'm longing to read more! 💜
"The blood doesn’t know how the bone gets carved" is intriguing
Raw visceral and just beautiful thank you lily
Aww thank YOU for reading angel! ♥️
Wow, just wow. Lily this is truly stunning and so incredibly evocative. You have such a talent for making me feel so completely. 🤍 Amazing!!
omg LUCIAAA!! thank you for saying that! I’m so honored. you are the talent yourself!!♥️
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Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.
Thank youuuuuu!!♥️
This is incredibly raw and powerful.
The imagery of wanting to “forsake my guts, my heart” and replace them with ones that haven’t shed a tear - while simultaneously craving to “feel tender to pain once more” - captures that painful paradox of sensitivity so honestly. The shift between flesh becomes bone and bone becomes flesh is haunting, and the repeated “to live is to sacrifice” lands like a quiet, heavy truth.
Thank you for sharing something so deeply felt and vulnerable. The way you move through numbness, memory, and the longing to bleed and feel again is both devastating and beautiful. This one lingers.
Wishing you gentleness with your own sensitivity. Now I'm longing to read more! 💜
Thank you so so much!! This was exactly what I wanted to express, thanks for reading and sharing ♥️
“I’ve memorized the rulebook
front
and back.
I know just about every turn of the game,
I know it enough to
let it not play me.”
so powerful and well written! excellent stuff 🦟
Thank you COOPER!!! 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼