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Kelly B. Pittman's avatar

I am quite familiar with rage poems, my friend. Beautiful. Love these precious photos.

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Kym VdP's avatar

Thank you so much Kelly!

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Rebecca Marie's avatar

Mate, I’m here for the rage poems 👏🏼👏🏼

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Kym VdP's avatar

Haha thanks! Hopefully there's not too many more 😅

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

Those photos are so gorgeous. I know the feelings in this poem so well, especially:

"Sometimes

even in my fitful dreams

I am yelling

unhinged

at the people I love"

I hate how often I am yelling in dreams, or estranged from my husband. It's a hard way to sleep (and wake up).

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Kym VdP's avatar

Yes!! It always surprises me when I am so awful in my own dreams! I'm glad I'm not the only one! It must be our minds processing things and at least it's not like that in real life 🙏🏼

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

P.S. this is my poem about the same subject 💛

https://margaretannsilver.substack.com/p/in-my-nightmares-im-the-monster

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Kym VdP's avatar

Oof that's good!

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

Thanks, Kym 💛. I've never really heard anyone else taking about yelling and being so angry in dreams. I feel less alone!

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Kym VdP's avatar

Yes me too! That's what I love about reading your poetry and sharing mine because it makes me realize that I'm not alone in certain things. It's just all part of the human experience!

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

Exactly! 💛

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

Ugh. Yes. My husband is always saying, “It didn't really happen" but it feels so, so real.

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