L. V., I Found This Poem Floating Like A Feather In The Open Sea

If I were Icarus,
I would’ve listened.
I wouldn’t have flown too close to the sun.
I wouldn’t have melted wings.
I wouldn’t have plunged [deathward] seaward.

- L. V.

Detail of "Dream of Icarus" by Sergey Solomko (Russian, 1867-1928)

Detail of "The Lament for Icarus" by Herbert James Draper (British, 1863-1920)

If I were Icarus,
there wouldn’t be a tragedy,
no grieving father;
there wouldn’t be a lesson to learn.

- L. V.

L. V., i found this poem floating like a feather in the open sea

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L. V., maybe this is the opposite of self-harm

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Detail of "Skull with Burning Cigarette"
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L. V., i found this poem drowning in the egg mixture

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I can’t do poetry, my words won’t write, if you could help me, that would be quite alright :)

As you can see, my poetry is shit.

"Poetry at its best can do you a lot of harm." —Sylvia Plath

"Poetry, I feel, is a tyrannical discipline. You’ve got to go so far so fast in such a small space; you’ve got to burn away all the peripherals." —Sylvia Plath

Are you certain you still want to write poetry, dear stranger?

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Detail of "Панорама города с улицы Субачяус. Вильнюс" ("Vilnius City Panorama from Subachius street")
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if this is my last december

L. V., I Found This Poem Stuck In Traffic

Detail of "Панорама города с улицы Субачяус. Вильнюс" ("Vilnius City Panorama from Subachius street")
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i'd be fine with it

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Vasily Sadovnikov, 1848

another year spent in my head

here's half a goodbye
the other half—a goodnight

i'm fine with it
if this were to be my last december
good
night
good
bye

L. V., i found this poem stuck in traffic

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L. V., I Found This Poem Whilst Listening To Your Favourite Song

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- film still from The Hours (2002)
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