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Steve Baker's avatar

Dear poetgirrl,

It’s not annoying at all that you shared this... it’s actually moving. Your writing stirred something in me, maybe a reminder that even if the road behind you is long, the ride isn’t over.

Your words about love as a journey reminded me of a teaching I’ve always admired: “The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.” (Native American proverb). It feels like it belongs alongside your vision of broken riders finding each other...because the scars, the crashes, the tears are what make the colors of love shine brighter.

Thank you for sharing your motorcycle heart... it’s rare, and it reminds me that passion and resilience are still out there on the road.

Write on,

Steve

my so called life's avatar

i’m always incredibly grateful for anyone who takes the time to

read my words. it means the world to me,

thank you for your kind words.

code name WALKERMAN's avatar

Nice, not trying to say this or that, thank you for sharing. I see a lot of myself in your words, a motorcycle heart sounds like a heavy burden to carry. I hope you find your hells angel.

my so called life's avatar

we can only hope

code name WALKERMAN's avatar

You're not wrong for feeling this way, but two wrongs don't make a right. Personally, this reads like romanticizing trauma and damaged goods. That stuff only looks good in the movies.

You're damaged, maybe broken, but that doesn't mean you're not worthy, that you should settle for someone who's in just as much pain. In the long run, you might come to resent those scars you put on a pedestal and end up trapped in a cycle of trauma, repeating the same mistakes.

Instead of building a glass house with your pain, give it a name and throw it in the dog house. Don't let the damage define you. That's just my two cents but don't ever feel like you're not worthy just because people aren't falling in line to be your knight in shining armor. You can heal from those things that hurt you. You can stand up and call yourself whole. Trying to fill the void with somebody else's problems will make you lose yourself. Be true. Know yourself. Bend, don't break and if you're already broken, fix that. Nobody else is going to do that for you, even if they wanted to.

You don't have to be percect to deserve genuine love and companionship. You just have to be you, completely. Your flaws aren't faults, it's humanity shining through the cracks. Don't make a home inside someone else, meet someone halfway from theirs. That creates a foundation. A place to grow from.

my so called life's avatar

i love writing because when people read it they can interpret it in whatever way they want and that’s the beauty of it all

code name WALKERMAN's avatar

perfect***