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Michelle Ray's avatar

“Pay no mind to the shadows.”

Great line and sentiment. Thanks for the reminder that feelings, doubts, shadows…it’s all eventual inspiration!

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Thank you, Michelle! That's also one of my favorite lines. It's easy to get discouraged, but we must forge on!

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Michelle Ray's avatar

I’m new here and have been holding back a bit but your poem motivates me to be more fearless about posting.

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The Batty Bard's avatar

I absolutely love this. Excellent writing 🙌🏻

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Thank you so much! This is one of my favorite poems I've done for sure.

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Maximilian Siddell's avatar

Powerful stuff. I love the imagery in this piece.

I'm not sure if you know this or not, but there's a poetry block function on Substack that lets you keep your formatting. Means you can include line breaks without using the *

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Oh, I didn't know that! Yeah, I'm used to publishing on Vocal where you have to put something between stanzas or you lose the formatting. I'll look into that, thank you!

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Got it updated! It looks much better, appreciate that tip!

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Jeff Woodrum's avatar

Cool old school type writer! I bet U have one at home!? I only have the use of my cell and brain power .... Have a great night brother and Thanks for sharing ur work! 🐺 ☕️ 🌞

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Thank you, Jeff! I'm so sorry it took so long for me to respond here. Really appreciate you! I actually use a modern smart typewriter called a Freewrite. They are expensive, but really cool!

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Jake's avatar

Lovely little motivator this one, dude!

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Thanks Jake! Really appreciate you checking it out!

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Devo/Murphy Carpenter's avatar

Great work I love the parings

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Thank you, I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

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Sarah Rusch's avatar

Phenomenal work!

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Thank you, I appreciate you!

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Isabella Nesheiwat's avatar

WOW WOW WOW!!! Holy shit dude, this rocks so hard. I love the sentiments here. Fantastic, fantastic work!!

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Bradley Ramsey's avatar

Thank you! I’m really proud of this piece.

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Tony Michael Martin's avatar

I love an amazing likeminded poet. AWESOME STUFF!

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