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Ben Wakeman's avatar

This was visceral and intense. You have such a gift for capturing physical intimacy in all it's rawness and vulnerability. Loved this one.

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Meg Oolders's avatar

Thank you, Ben. What a lovely compliment!!! 💜

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Andrei Atanasov's avatar

Love experiments like these!

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Meg Oolders's avatar

Thanks for observing this one, Andrei. 🥂

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

"... against the wall and beneath you in my mind..."

"...the walls shake under the weight of our crumbling world..."

You have tapped into the memory of most of your readers here, Meg. Beautiful.

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Meg Oolders's avatar

Thank you, friend. 💜

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Wil Dalton's avatar

I’m always impressed by your willingness to embrace the raw

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Meg Oolders's avatar

💜 Thanks, Wil.

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Justin Deming's avatar

This is intense, Meg. I loved it!

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Meg Oolders's avatar

Cheers, Justin!

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Samuél Lopez-Barrantes's avatar

Loved this. Especially the descriptions of such tender, physical intimacy. Bravo friend. Turns out you're also a poet?

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Meg Oolders's avatar

Cheers, mon ami!

Yes, I DO (poetry), therefore I BE (a poet). https://stockfiction.substack.com/s/poetry

💜🥂🙂

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Samuél Lopez-Barrantes's avatar

Descartes gets a bad rap but I agree with this philosophy ^

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K.C. Knouse's avatar

The desperation expressed in these lines is both tragic and beautiful. You have a gift for verse, Meg.

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Meg Oolders's avatar

Thank you! 🙏🏻

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Ororo Munroe's avatar

So, how did sleepaway camp go? Did he do ok? LOL

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Meg Oolders's avatar

He did great! Can't wait to go back next summer. 😁

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