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Mark Farley’s wandering’s's avatar

Emotionally very powerful, supported by strong visuals 🙏

wildflower's avatar

Thank you so much, Mark!! 🤍 I appreciate you reading and commenting!

Shital Morjaria (she/her)'s avatar

Great images!!

wildflower's avatar

Thank you so much, Shital!! 🤍 This means so much coming from you!

Brandy Pigeon's avatar

There’s a coherence between your images and your writing that’s hard to miss.

The visuals carry that same stark contrast you’re naming—black, white, and everything held in the tension between. They don’t just accompany the poem, they extend it.

And the structure of the piece itself feels almost like a process rather than a narrative. Fragmented, deliberate, almost surgical at first… then shifting into something that rebuilds instead of just breaks.

That movement from incision to growth—from carving to rooting—reads like you’re not just describing transformation, you’re enacting it on the page.

The line about “sigils — to lock or open?” especially stood out. That sense of not fully knowing whether what you’re doing is sealing something shut or finally letting it move.

There’s something very controlled here, but not detached. More like restraint with purpose.

Life pulled me away from reading for a bit, but I’m really glad I stepped back into your work with this one.

wildflower's avatar

Thank you so much, Brandy!! It always amazes me how fully you understand and feel my writing.

The words and the images mirror each other. The same „story“ different medium.

small wounds's avatar

What a beautiful poem. Subbed 💜

wildflower's avatar

Thank you so much!! 🤍🤍🤍

Nimila's avatar

You know how good this is? So good that I'd love to print it out and hang it on my wall to experience it daily ❤️❤️❤️

wildflower's avatar

Thank you so much, Nimila!! ❤️ This is one of the best comments I ever got! 🙏🏻🫶🏻

Nimila's avatar

I mean it. I’m running out of ink; if you give me an ok, I’ll make it happen 💕 🤗

wildflower's avatar

Of course!! 🖤🤍 It would be an honor! ❤️

Gino Cosme's avatar

I’m glad this popped onto my feed. The shift from wound to growth felt real, not sentimental, and the fractured spacing on the page made the whole piece hit harder. Really powerful work.

wildflower's avatar

Thank you so much, Gino!! 🤍 Your comment made my day.

Gino Cosme's avatar

💙

Debdutta Pal's avatar

Beauty is in abundance here. More appears the more I look.

wildflower's avatar

Thank you so much, Debdutta!! 🤍 This means a lot to me.

pie's avatar

tingly rain

slightly nourishes

searing resurrection

Meisterwerk, wie von dir gewohnt ❤️

wildflower's avatar

Vielen vielen Dank, liebste pie!! ❤️ You made my day!!! 😘😘

Rea de Miranda's avatar

I love the way you create beauty out of pain, Wildflower!

wildflower's avatar

Thank you so much, Rea!! ❤️ I really appreciate you!

MoTy's avatar

Adore the last stanza “I grow

roots

to brace

myself

into the

solid ground

stability

engrained

in healing”.

Beautiful wildflower!

wildflower's avatar

Thank you so much, MoTy!! 🖤 This means a lot to me coming from you.

Samu's avatar

Wildflower, this feels incredibly raw and honest. Painful, but grounded not romanticized. Thank you for trusting us with it🖤

wildflower's avatar

Thank you so much, Samu!! 🖤 I appreciate you reading and feeling the words so much!