‘If I should consume myself as you shadow me…’ This moves between longing and revelation, where self-love feels sacred & near-impossible.
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‘Courage to wear / Traversed skin’ — that pairing is superb. It honours the body as map & armour. This moves with self-acceptance that feels earned, not easy.
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Thanks so much, Helen. Yes: futility of being unable to change anything as the clock ticks. Very well said. #Poemsabout #imperfectme @alanparrywriter.co.uk

This repetitive line: if I could learn to love myself ... is more mantra than prayer in it's invocation. Very powerful. #poemsabout #imperfectme @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #StayCreative #PoetsSupportPoets

The format here works really well. Allows for a lot to be said with minimal words. Nice! #poemsabout #imperfectme @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #StayCreative #PoetsSupportPoets

Been a week my fellow poets! I am late in posting for #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe! Hopefully it will find you well and enjoying life! I played with form this week!
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Thanks to everyone for the likes, comments and especially for the repost. 🙏🙏💫💫
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Thanks so much for this! #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk
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I found the undertone of this painful: 'always banished'. We belong to ourselves (and no one else) regardless of judgements that may seek to sever this cord. #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #StayCreative #PoetsSupportPoets

What a reminder: we often cross our own boundaries hoping to be perfect for another. This imperfection is to be handled with care. Thanks John, for a moving #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #StayCreative #PoetsSupportPoets

The closing lines wake us from the dream we all have of 'being' someone else. We become the 'beast' rather than the 'beauty'. A wonderful narrative tone. Thank you. #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #StayCreative #PoetsSupportPoets

The final stanza sweeps away all doubt: to be 'in body' is generative. It grounds skyward glances, calms inner chatter, and finds lost sense of purpose. #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #StayCreative #PoetsSupportPoets

This: lies I'd rather forget. Something profound about this vulnerability. It's the perfection of truth and is what keeps us far removed from imperfect AI. #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk #StayCreative #PoetsSupportPoets

There’s such depth in these — language pulled from the mire & made luminous. Thoughtful, raw, and utterly human. Precisely why this prompt series exists. Thanks for sharing! #PoemsAbout #ImperfectMe

A manifesto in miniature — clear, compassionate, and necessary. “Lift the mask worn by the apparently whole” feels both invitation & command. #KeepWriting
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‘i float behind like a deflating balloon’ You capture invisibility tenderly, the pain of being half-seen, half tethered.
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‘the endless fray of being me’ — that closing line is so strong. You capture loneliness without ornament, a plea stitched to survival.
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‘a cane, an absence, and a shared heart’ Strange and brilliant. You balance humour with pain, the oddness of symmetry made true.
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‘the burnt sugar and blood kind of stuff’ You blend the domestic with the existential, every stir of the bowl thick with memory & cost.
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‘Not AI generated, far from it’ That bites with pride. You remind us what real mess feels like: the spill, the slur, the beautiful human glitch.
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‘the table of contents a puzzle’ That’s a gorgeous self-portrait. You give autobiography texture, each stanza turning the page on forgiveness.
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‘ellipsis signaling the story continues—’ Triumphant. You turn survival into punctuation. Smart!
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‘Don’t touch me’ After all that sculpting and surf, the final command lands like shrapnel — a body both masterpiece & warning. Devastating!
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‘Alive, but not for a lack of trying' You turn survival into confession, every rhyme dragging air back into bruised lungs.
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‘My hide set hard’ That opening lands like a door bolting shut. You write resilience as isolation, strength carved from the pain of self-preservation.
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The sorrow in this is so tangible. And your formatting allows me to feel it deeply. Thanks for sharing 🙏 #poemsabout #imperfectme
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‘whittling you to the imperfect figure you have made of yourself’ You sculpt selfhood from damage, every line glistening with salt.
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‘you were perfect, preterite’ What a strike of wit. You make language itself complicit in longing, every tense trembling with what’s already gone.
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‘the ache that arches me empty' You have written longing as anatomy, every image cut with precision & ruin.
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‘The blackbirds are louder than the chaos she’s escaping’ sublime. You lift the everyday into triumph, finding glory in sweat, noise, & self-acceptance.
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