Poetry

Howdy
So I’m like not even 24hrs new to this app but I wanted to get others intakes
While trying to figure out what type of poetry I like to do as a challenge, I discovered that I like to do what is called a Rhupunt, except I take it further and it doesn’t seem to actually have a name yet
How mine goes is that I ask 4 random people to give me 1 random word each
Then take that and see just how fast I can get it done (10 minutes is my best (so far)) and the only stipulation I have is that it can’t be too simplified and actually has to mesh/jive well together (so it doesn’t seem like I’m just pulling stuff out of my butt and actually makes sense).
My question to everyone else is that am I the only one who does this or do others (besides myself) do this as well? # Rhupunt #Poetry #AskMe #MightyPoets

Before I got sick I was extremely active in my community. I taught classes, hosted parties, and attended and hosted monthly munches (group get together at a restaurant for food and conversation) I had a lot of friends who I considered to be family.
Then my health tanked hard.
One of my supposed friends called me a hypochondriac. Said I was doing it for attention.
Shortly after, I realized I'm not submissive or Dom. I'm an emotional support puppy. I'm also a sadomasochist. Then someone who I thought was a friend told me I don't belong in the community if I don't engage in power play. I got angry and I deleted my account. I focused on my mental health. I finally am symptom free and happy. Well... Maybe just relieved.
But my physical health... My body is breaking down. My hips and back are really fucked. I had surgery 3 years ago on my lumbar spine but now I've got more stenosis and the fatty growth strangling my sciatic nerve grew back (I was diagnosed with spinal epidural lipomatosis).
My eyes developed bilateral intermittent exotropia. Or rather I had it my whole life but only now found out. And now we know what is causing my migraines. It requires eye surgery but my surgeon said I'm not a candidate. So basically I was told to get used to the pain.
I've got a really awesome pain specialist. On Friday she did nerve block on my lumbar. I think it was 6 injections. It hurt like hell. But right now I feel fine. This is only temporary cuz she needed to know if the pain would respond. I've got follow up in a few days. If everything is good, I'll get the permanent set of injections.
So basically I have been a pin cushion for 6 months. But what kept me positive was my passion for being active in my community. I had plans. I want to start up a poetry exchange munch at coffee shops. I got genuinely excited. I haven't felt this excited in years. This was super important to me.
And then I posted about it.
I didn't realize I did anything wrong. It was a nice post asking if anyone wants to join me for a poetry munch.
Then the group mod messaged me saying I did something wrong. She suggested I just create an event page. Except how do you get people interested if I don't post about it? So I deleted the post and left the group. I'm not sure how to do this now. It's a tangible part of my being. And I feel like I'm being yelled at for trying to start something new.
Well. I can either try elsewhere or I can give up.
#Friendship #writtenword #SpokenWord #Poetry

I remember when I first found out I was living with mental illnesses. I couldn’t quite wrap my brain around the idea that my world as I knew it was gone, shattered. It’s a grief that not many talk about. You are just expected to acknowledge this life altering news and move straight into healing. But, I think a big part of the healing process is coming to terms with the grief of losing who you thought you’d be.

#Poetry #MightyPoets #Writing #writer #MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety

Embrace it all. Often…the “messy” or “inconvenient” emotions show your true beauty and strength when you thought you had none.

Original piece by @meaustin91

#MightyPoets #poet #Poetry #Depression #MentalHealth #Anxiety

Don’t be embarrassed by your tears. They are the beautiful rain that washes you clean. 💧💧💧

Original piece by @meaustin91

#Poetry #writer #heal #healing #healyourself #Selflove #Depression #MentalHealth #Anxiety #MightyPoets

There are languages made of words,

and others made of nearness.

I’ve learned to translate books,

but not people

not the soft grammar of belonging,

not the pauses that mean I see you.

I practice kindness like a foreign tongue,

phrases under my breath,

intonations rehearsed in the mirror

until they almost sound like me.

I carry a library of gestures in my chest:

how long to hold an eye,

how wide to shape a smile,

how to time a nod so it lands softly,

not too soon, not too late

a choreography invisible to everyone

but the trembling pulse behind my ribs.

Each moment out there

is a tightrope between reaching and retreat,

between the comfort of silence

and the ache of wanting to be seen.

I offer a smile into the static of the world

a small, bright signal

that might or might not find a receiver.

Sometimes it vanishes midair,

and I tell myself that’s okay.

That I am still real

even when no one reflects me back.

So I breathe,

rewrite the line,

and float forward again

a quiet satellite in a noisy sky,

learning that orbiting kindly

is its own form of fluency.

And maybe, somewhere beyond the glare,

there are others who drift like me

who speak in pauses and soft misfires,

who send their light in uncertain directions

but still hope

to find each other in the dark,

and make the spinning

a little less lonely.

#Autism #ADHD , #Loneliness #Connection #MentalHealthAwareness #Poetry “If you orbit like me, I hope this finds you."