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choking up some
vomitous prose for mass approval is akin to going to a therapist you find disagreeable and manipulative to the absolute nth degree its not going to work for me this person is the kind with one eye on the clock her mind on the next appointment a telltale inability to focus nor discern which clients issues are currently being discussed she doesn't care and guess what you will write for an audience who doesn't care from time to time as well and who will not listen because they don't care or are incapable or are too self-involved this is no reflection upon you it is a reflection upon them (I am using the therapist anecdote to illustrate my point. And I do have one.) Now there are folks here who are function and spelling specialists. We have apps for that. Creativity goes much further than that. Inventiveness and a willingness to try new forms and present different ideas and be brave in presenting one's feelings counts more in my book than perfect spelling and punctuation. Put away your red pen. Several poets have left our sparse community due to this rather ungenerous spirit. I used to see a lot more of my friends here on line...I don't see them here as often. I am beginning to think I see a pattern that can be changed... I think, though most of us are pretty good about that stuff, being encouraging and tolerant. We were all beginners at one time. Some of us have Journalism Degrees, etc...some of us have had careers in writing. This site is for people of all levels of ability. I respect that and the fact that a place like this exists. Okay...this will only be here a short while... it isn't a poem. Just saying my piece. Addendum: No one has hurt me here. As no one can hurt me without my permission. What I am stating is this...that many promising poets and long-time poets have left because of pettiness. Various types of pettiness. There is no place for that here in my opinion and yes I am sharing my opinion, unsolicited or not. The world can be a pretty judgmental place. Let us put away the baloney and claptrap here and support one another. If you don't understand what I am saying...think about emotional intelligence that is what most of use to write our poetry... not just regular intelligence. So use your heart when dealing with people here. The Golden Rule is a great way to go people. Vote for this poem |
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