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V. Walker | Poet's avatar

holy shit. you KILLED it. I was hoping you would pick that prompt!

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Haha, you set me up for success as always, V! So glad you enjoyed it. 😁

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Audrey Anderson 🏳️‍🌈🍉's avatar

Yes bro yes, lean into the dark side!

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Haha, indeed! I have been successfully converted to the dark side. I write cosmic horror anyway, so it was only a matter of time before horror found its way into my poetry. 😂

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jybyky's avatar

Very deep illustration of life positions, I love it.

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Thank you! It's amazing how something like the ocean can be tied to so many other themes and subjects.

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Edward.Marlo.Ruiz's avatar

Brilliant shit here. Love the way you incorporate your lovecraftian writing into this. Into what the ocean is!

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Edward.Marlo.Ruiz's avatar

NOW THIS. Is is how I view the water. The ocean. I’ve never swam in it, partly due to me not being able to, but more due to the fear. Hm maybe today’s story I write will be about water. 👁️👁️

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Haha, the ocean is inherently scary for a lot of reasons. The prompt for today’s poetry challenge, combined with my love for cosmic/existential horror, made this idea practically beg to be written.

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Mina Howell's avatar

WOW this is my new favorite of yours!

The way I can feel the emotions of the sea and am disgusted by humanity 😂

Utterly fantastic!

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Haha, I love it when a new story/poem of mine becomes your new favorite! My day has officially been made. 😎

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Mina Howell's avatar

The ominous vibes that it gives off are what feed my soul and I thank you for this piece from the bottom of my heart 💕😂

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Haha, just repaying you for all the superb horror vibes I've recieved from your work! 🤝

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Artemis's avatar

This was beautiful and so unsettling! The implication of the ocean as a thing so much bigger (and more dangerous) than we can understand comes across so well here

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Thank you, Artemis! As a writer of cosmic horror, the themes of the prompt matched up nicely with my style of horror. So glad you enjoyed it!

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Suswati Basu's avatar

I love this:

Your hubris is a stench.

It ruins your exquisite flavor.

You think yourselves gods,

that your rule will never waver.

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Thank you, Suswati! That’s one of my favorite stanzas in the piece as well.

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