Careless Whisperer Poem by anais vionet

Careless Whisperer

Rating: 4.7


Dear careless whisperer,
Some sharings are dagger-edged
and there is no escape when they're turned on you
no countermagic for the soul crushing embarrassment
dropped as if from a great height.
Did you hear the gun-shot thunderclap of confidence
leaving the room?

Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: carelessness,confidence,sadness,shame,teen
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
careless whispered sharings and slut shaming
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Denis Mair 17 July 2023

I like the sudden declivities of your neural riverbed...the swoops and loops of your personal roller-coaster...your kaleidoscopic and richly emotional self-narrative, which you are able to mine for zingy phraseology.

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anais vionet 21 October 2023

what a wonderful comment =]

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Cowboy Ron Williams 02 July 2020

Careless whispers can be deadly. I really like this poem. I have five poems, but they are not activated yet. Why does it take so long for a new poet? Some of them were posted three days ago! Did that happen to you when you started?

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anais vionet 15 April 2022

No, or I just don't remember it happening. Maybe it was SO traumatic I've blocked it… dang, this sounds like something that could take YEARS of therapy.

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Kostas Lagos 30 June 2020

" Some sharings are dagger-edged" ...exceptional poem! 10!

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Bri Edwards 21 October 2023

Holy cow! ! ! ! Look at the breadth of definitions for 'hussy': 'A woman considered to be brazen or promiscuous. A saucy or impudent girl or young woman. The mistress of the house: same as housewife.' five stars *****

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Bri Edwards 21 October 2023

I most-enjoyed these words: '..the soul crushing embarrassment dropped as if from a great height.' BOOM! ! ! ! Embarrassed? YOU? Well, put some panties on, you hussy! ! !

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Bri Edwards 21 October 2023

I heard no 'gun-shot thunderclap of confidence leaving the room', anais. Do you EVER lose your confidence? I don't think that I do, though my wife may lose hers in/about ME! ! ! : )

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Bri Edwards 21 October 2023

Gee, I guess I commented a year ago as well. Well, well, well! : )

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Bri Edwards 21 October 2023

(cont.) '...The term is used to reclaim the word and empower women and girls to have agency over their own sexuality. Gender-based violence can be a result of -shaming primarily affecting women. Wikipedia'

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