"when I leaned to negotiate

peace"

my favorit by far, of many things.

Very emotional and powerful. Incredible job. I wish I could say more but I can't seem to articulate it. Amazing is the only thing I can think of.

Jeannie-Redd

One of your more emotional pieces.D.

wow...I just forgot all of my pretty little adjectives.

wow, also powerful and sad. well worded and written. keep it up!
CA

Damn girl...i know about this..which made it so much...harder for me to read...u blew me away with this...i am so happy u wrote it out...i hope that helped with past issues...

wow. . well written. . amazing job. .hope you continue to write!

This is so heartfelt. It's very personal but still lets a reader step into right into it. I really liked these lines:

'My father

has always been a shell of a man

who after an argument

denied that it ever happened.'

'Now,

as your old body withers,

droops,

dies,

you’re to weak to raise a hand to me

or my writings

my words are truth

don’t deny that

even though you’ve taught yourself to forget them.'

I think it struck me because of the subtle reference to the way he had changed - not being able to make denials anymore. The comparison between the two periods is distinct and made me feel hurt-triumphant. That last section - that was brilliant.