I’m glad I never stop learning

With poetry by Gloriaea

You can tell I’m still learning. I went from planning three posts a week on Substack to posting only one for poetry. I find it fascinating that although I have a few fiction WIPs, poetry continues to make it to my page often.

Like I said, I’m still writing my fiction series, but as the episodes come to an end, I’ve decided to migrate them behind a paywall. Mainly because of the future plans I have for the story (more on that in another post).

This is yet another lesson I’ve added to my portfolio—navigating the paid subscriptions on this platform. My newsletters and poetry will remain free for the foreseeable future and I hope you all stick around to watch my growth on here and beyond.

For this week’s poem, I’m sharing yet another lesson that I’ve had to revisit time and again.

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Poison Twins

I drank your nectar

Sickeningly sweet

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I am a glass half full gal at the moment

So I swallowed your second half

My taste buds delighted by my self-righteousness

That will show them

I poured out kindness

Dipped in thick passive aggressiveness

But unforgiveness has a twin

Resentment with identical dollops of misery

Eating into my peace

Tearing me to pieces

From the inside out

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Then I heard of grace

Cup overflowing

With mercy undeserved

I am a repeat offender

And the generous Giver

Has remained

An ever-constant Spring of forgiveness

How dare I then

Continually poison myself

When it’s a far fall from that high horse

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So this is me

Letting go

Gulping the antidote

As fast as I can

I forgive you

And I choose to forget

~Gloriaea🦋