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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Dr Antony Theodore 07 July 2020

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 What wonderful expressions are you writing dear poetess at your young age. you have great talent. thank you. tony

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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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