Concepting Consciousness
A poem I wrote for a workshop in 2018.
The pain and pressure are enough to keep me here, But the idea of what’s going to happen next... The fear of the unknown;
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Ashley Lima
I think about writing more than I write, but call myself a writer as opposed to a thinker.
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Become a paid subscriber to get access.This was great.
This piece locks onto the emotions of the experience and I felt it all the way through. Really good.
Ashley, this piece is hauntingly beautiful. Your vernacular and turn of phrase is very jarring and yet eye catching. I love your descriptive language in which you play on the sense of the reader while creating vivid imagery with the use of metaphor. I find some of the language gruesome and yet still very elegantly phrased. I also appreciate the authors note you included at the end giving us some context and sharing a piece of yourself with us. Thank you for being brave enough to share part of your story and your talent!
This released all kinds of emotion in me and brought me back to when my daughter was born. Very well done.
Intense. Unsparing realism on the biological and sensory plane: but very poetic. Well done!
This was really powerful, Ashley. Sorry you had such a horrific experience with pregnancy and labour. Glad things are better for you now. Great poem - brutally honest and heartfelt!
Profound - Great Piece❤️😉📝❗