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Michael Young's avatar

Wow, I really love this. Opening line for me:

'It was the whispers of my youth'.

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Jeff Goins's avatar

Thanks, Michael!

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Marisa's avatar

Aww to how I think I understand your message 💜 Thank you for sharing

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

The pilgrim line for obvious reasons!

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Jeff Goins's avatar

Fun fact: an old blog I used to write was called Pilgrimage of the Soul.

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Oh wow! And what happened to the old blog?

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Jeff Goins's avatar

Deleted it. :)

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Writer Pilgrim by So Elite's avatar

Oh no! Or yes?

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Marjorie Apple's avatar

I love the concept behind this poem. Thank you for the intro. I felt like I was at a coffee house at a poetry reading. The deliberate obscuring of facts was frustrating as a reader but I suspect it was intentional. I love the line "the great love of my youth a fiction," It has so many possible meanings and the link back to literature pleases me. I'm guessing this line serves as a volta, but I'm not convinced that it signals a real change before and after it. Anyway, it is an interesting idea and puzzle.

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