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Kelly Trost's avatar

Rafa, this is wonderful. Sounds like your voice. Distinctive, energetic, masterful...

I love it!

Rafa Joseph's avatar

Thanks so much, Kelly! I wish I could reclaim this level of energy. I'd do waaaay more with it, the second time around. 😉

MoTy's avatar

Instrumental yet someone shoots a Capella x

Rafa Joseph's avatar

Clever. I see what you did there. 😂

Even an a capella "offensive" may be misconstrued as an actual physical attack, so I would never dare to bring along an entire archery unit.

Jemima Neon's avatar

Hopelessly foolish and in love 😅🥰… I loved how determined the lover was to express his love.

Cute ✨

Rafa Joseph's avatar

Hey Jemima! There are many things in this world worth falling in love with, and not enough "proactive" lovers to go around. So the few out there are providing an important service. 😉

Jemima Neon's avatar

That’s wonderful, Rafa

Rafa Joseph's avatar

Oh. So you presume I'm one of them? 😉

Jemima Neon's avatar

I believe so 😌

Rafa Joseph's avatar

I can be. But loving too avidly doesn't feel particularly safe either. It's refreshing to know that at least you don't condemn it.

Jemima Neon's avatar

It’s a thing for all, but mostly all that know it’s wrath and still seek it out.

Who am I not to want it? Beautiful pain? Sure I’ll take it.

AsukaHotaru's avatar

Burning the guitar was already dramatic, Rafa-chan~ But turning the strings into a violin and firing your heart anyway made me laugh. You took that breakup all the way to boom. P.S. Oooo finally get to see your eyes and nose and yeah!

Rafa Joseph's avatar

Asuka-Chan! ☺️ I've read so many poems... and you're always there on my floor ready to listen, with yoga pants and a big thesaurus. May I play you a song on my new guitar?

For Love of Fiction's avatar

This is exactly how life goes. Such a lovely, intriguing poem.

Rafa Joseph's avatar

Thank you, For! ☺️

Do there happen to be two dozen more of you tucked away someplace? These posts sorely need traction in the algorithm.