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Treasa's avatar

Excellent job on tackling the villanelle, my brain is too lazy to even go there. As you mentioned Jodie Comer, I read this poem as the character she plays in 'Help.'

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Shondra Bowie's avatar

This is fab! Villanelle nearly broke me once, so we’ll done getting through.

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

Well freaking done. I know that place well and it's hard to visit it in this poem, but it's good to see it articulated so well.

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Lisa Andradez's avatar

Thank you 😊

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Angela Joy's avatar

So profound Lisa and you master the villanelle form incredibly too

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LeeAnn Pickrell's avatar

Lisa, this is so powerful. And I have been in that place.

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Tamsin 🍂's avatar

Ah you went for it. Hoorah! It’s brilliant, though not as ‘dark’ as you felt I feel.

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Lisa Andradez's avatar

Yeah, it felt dark last night, but on reflection this morning it wasn't so bad!

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Tamsin 🍂's avatar

Whereas my salacious one feels just as risqué this morning.

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Lisa Andradez's avatar

😂 I still think you need to share it!!

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Tamsin 🍂's avatar

😳

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Lisa Andradez's avatar

Thanks Zoe, I started writing long lines and then kept worrying there were too many syllables so I pared it down, less is more as they say, plus I'm a simple girl at heart!! 😂

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