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V. Walker | Poet's avatar

A profound piece that those with severe mental health issues can surely relate to. Thanks for sharing with us.

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Thank you, V! It's one of my most personal poems, but it's one of my favorites for the message that it imparts.

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Punam Majhi's avatar

Ahhh what a beautiful poem! You should write more like this❤️❤️

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Kelly Martin Scares You's avatar

beautiful and powerful ❤️

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Andromeda A.M.'s avatar

Really takes you on a journey. Awesome job! Love it!

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Thank you so much for checking it out!

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@mindset&mythos's avatar

No more free room and board for the demons. Evict those bums from your head!

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Shae's avatar

Wow, beautiful descriptions

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Thank you, Shae! I'm going to be posting more poetry here soon. If you enjoyed this piece, I think you'll like my other ones as well. I stick to a similar style with my poems in terms of flow and rhyme structure. I like it when the poem feels like song lyrics, if that makes sense.

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Isabella Nesheiwat's avatar

huzzah multitalented king! this is so stunning, friend! while the stories i've been posting here dont really show it, poetry is my first love. thank you for allowing us a window into your vulnerability here, for trusting us with that. thank you for sharing!

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

This is some of the kindest feedback I've ever received on a poem. Thank you so much, Isabella! I've been inspired by you and others on here who are incredibly open and vulnerable. This place continues to be amazing.

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Zechariah L. Blackwell's avatar

First time I'm seeing one of your poems. Excellent job! Despite working mainly on fantasy right now, poetry has always been my love and a form of self love. Thanks for sharing.

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Thank you, Zechariah! I've got a decent backlog of poems I'd like to publish here, but this is a general idea of my style. So glad you enjoyed it!

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Zechariah L. Blackwell's avatar

I'd love to read more when you post. I subscribed earlier today on a sub spree for myself and saw this tonight. If you want to connect with my substack too, feel free. Just got started posting today.

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

I absolutely will, thanks for the heads up!

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Mina Howell's avatar

This is amazing! I love it!

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Thank you, Mina! I'm so glad you enjoyed it, I plan to do more poems in the near future, but this is a great example of my personal style.

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Hazel's avatar

Honestly it's about time on the voice-over, and I don't think you could've picked a better poem to start doing those with. This was beautiful. The solemn voice complements the tone of the piece. Just great overall. I loved the rhyming and how it flowed as you spoke.

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Nazish Nasim's avatar

Beautiful, Bradley. A defining declaration 💜

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Jeffrey Cummins's avatar

This is hot off the thumbs (press). Written at 9:13 while listening to Humble Pie’s debut album on Spotify. Then I saw this post at 9:17 am. Here is my reply:

Worlds apart

Part the worlds

When worlds collide

And new ones begin

Can’t tell just where

The old ones end

The past is not the past

It’s not even dead

I carry it around

In a dna strand

In my head

Remodel/remake

Spit into a cup

Sour milk taste

Knock off

Into a cup

Fill the gap

And bring back

The wooly mammoth

Woolie Bullie

And Sabre tooth, too

Heat wave cooled by the ice age

Walk the Bering bridge with you

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