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@bookish-brooklyn
Hey there! 👋 slightly long time, no post! I thought I'd share this poem, “Dreams”, which I wrote on a restless night's/ sleep evading me as
New poem live on my substack! Featuring alliteration, cautious optimism and reassurance in rhyme, all while overthinking thoughts contort around in my mind, chasing catharsis and an evasive good night's sleep 😴
I'm always inspired by lingering song lyrics that live rent-free in my brain, more often than not this will trickle through into my writing- I wrote a poem from a prompt posed by @coralynn.poetry over on Instagram, who y'all should follow because she's a sensational human and her poetry is beautiful 😍 but I remember I was lost in journalling one night, listening to "The Way" by Manchester Orchestra, once again the lyrics "do you want to find the anecdote, driving with the holy ghost, Holy death, the holy smoke, And does it start again?' Seeped into my veins and this poem was the result, I hope you'll like ✨️🫶
Prompt: “The Poison or The Antidote”
(Lyric Poem inspired by “The Way” by Manchester Orchestra) written 9/3/24
“Do you want to find the anecdote;
The poison or the antidote?
Three words, whispered in a wondrous whirl,
A soothing balm, a tender caress,
Oh! To fall into your arms,
An instant alleviation to any of this weary world's distress!”
Driving with the holy ghost,
Holy death, the holy smoke;
And does it start again?
Ah, yes, the poison,
Shining lips pursed with untold truths,
Me to you,
Feasting on one another's skin,
As if as were each other's alters,
Lips on mine,
Mingling breaths laced with whispers of cherry wine……
In those mere moments, we were infinite,
We felt infinite,
Alas, if only those night could've been a constant component,
As consistent as the cascading constellations that careen above;
Us,
Now withered apart,
Torn to mere husks,
Do you want to find the acedote;
The poison or the antidote?
Kisses becoming hisses,
Words unsaid, bubbling to life,
Serenading, swiftly spiralling into strife.
Driving with the holy ghost,
Holy death, the holy smoke,
And does it start again?
Oh, I could hardly pretend,
If the phone rang,
Seeing your caller ID would cause me to upend right back into your arms;
Harm - or calm?
Three words, once a euphoric bliss,
Oh, how swiftly they spiralled into a hurtful hiss….
Do you want to find the anecdote?
The poison or the antidote?”
©️Brooklyn Saliba, 9th March, 2024.
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I'm honestly still so furious that Nex Benedict lost their life because of injuries sustained from bullies! The Authorities literally decreed that this wasn't wholly the case, but by the same token acknowledged that it couldn't be ruled out, too! Nex and LGBTQIA+ Youth deserve better!
One of the many reasons I write is to use my voice in the hope I can be an advocate for change, which I know may well be delulu on my part, but I'm LGBTQIA+ myself so of course I'm going to advocate!
Capturing the fleeting with poetry, prose and photography....
Come for the animal photography, stay for the poetry! I'm a hobby photographer who loves capturing the fleeting in the hopes to make something permanent in this whisper of a life, manoeuvring my way through life with my pen and lens! 💛
Capturing the fleeting with poetry, prose and photography....
Come for the animal photography, stay for the poetry! One of my best friends suggested I started a Patreon, so I bit the proverbial bullet and I've started one just today! 🙊 Come peer behind the lens with me, let's celebrate beauty in nature & the joy of putting pen to paper! Embracing the wonder and curiosities of the world through words and capturing the fleeting with my camera and pen!
“Nex Benedict did not die by suicide…” Riddle me this - I was reading an article from NBC News (see end of post for the article), which ard
I wrote this mini essay after reading the blatant disregard and constant lack of response from the authorities by way of the death of Nex Benedict....honestly, they should still be alive! No death from bullying is okay, no bullying is ever okay!
A poem I wrote for "International Women's Day" 2024, inspired by the prompt: "You Brew Like A Beautiful Storm", which was set by a friend of mine ❤️ I hope you'll enjoy my poem, and I hope that all women will continue to only look to uplift and anchor one another, as well as supporting one another and campaigning for those who can't use their voices currently! 💪
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“This is for any woman who's been dragged down, berated, to feel lesser than, for any woman who's been catcalled in callous cheek; urgh! The audacity honestly could simply make we weep! For how dare some men simply treat us as a mere feast for their eyes! Why, it's truly that behaviour, tinkling, toying, treating us like playthings, that I truly despise! Now, I don't mean to generalise, I know these actions don't pertain to all men, I'm not going to pretend that all women are perfect too, far from it, as sometimes we can fall askew, criticising one another, leering an eye, maybe judging someone's fashion sense- this should hold no pretence! As a group, we must anchor one another, we mustn't flounder, to this I will pay heed! I actually hate that we have to look over our shoulders when we're walking home at night, ingrained by disdain that we have to look over our shoulders for a predatory creature of the night, NO! We should not have to fear where we tread, how about men stop looking towards women as prey, instead?! Rather than scorn at our Sisters, all of them, I say, because - yes, I'm going there, ‘a woman is a woman,’ regardless of people's convoluted beliefs ‘I will not have other women made to feel lessened! The question I pose, I suppose, is why not just be kind? It's not hard to be a decent human being, since when has bigotry and perversion become superseding? This is for any woman, who's been trodden on, face falling in fractured forlorn; despair no longer, cast that withered stare into disrepair, hold that head up proud and for goodness sakes’, don't be afraid to be loud! Rise, together, be reborn, for you brew like a beautiful storm!”
A poem I wrote in a moment of blind fury and utter heartbreak, Nex Benedict should still be alive.....
“Nex Benedict should still be alive,
Every youth deserves the chance to thrive,
Nex Benedict was bullied for defending their friends,
Bullies, who were mocking how they talk and laugh,
Why?
When will this callous cruelty end?
Bullies, in any sense, know no pretence,
Nex Benedict though and,
Any bullied non-binary student, any LGBTQIA+ youth, anyone I know,
Should be given the chance to grow!
It's absolutely sickening,
My pulse is quickening in rage,
That anyone is bullied, period,
For being themselves,
Just seems bewildering, strange!
It seems unfathomable to me,
Bullying people in regards to how they dress,
I'm not condoning Nex pushing the bully into a paper towel dispenser,
But I will say, they were under duress!
Nex Benedict should still be alive,
For,
Shouldn't all youth be allowed the chance to thrive?
Nex should still be cuddling their beloved cat, Zeus,
Every non binary youth should be able to live their own truth!
The fact that these bullies had previously targeted Nex and their friends?!
Surely something has got to give,
When will this madness end?
16 years, a life still so young,
Nex Benedict should still be alive,
They shouldn't have had to black out from punches swung!
Nex Benedict died, one day after the school attack,
Breathing shallow, eyes “kind of rolling back,”
Such travesty in this tragedy,
Of any non binary or transgender youth;
Any youth dying so young,
Dying at all,
Oh, how hearts have been wrung!
At yet another tragic loss,
Where's the accountability?
At what cost?
Nex had said “they didn't see the point of speaking to School Administration,”
For such bullying had happened before,
Where's the rumination?
Nex Benedict should still be alive….”
“Nex Benedict, I'm so sorry, you deserved better, you should still be alive….” For those who don't know, Nex Benedict was a 16 year old non
Nex Benedict should still be alive.....
A mini essay I wrote in a moment of frustration, heartache and fury for Nex, to those ignorant bullies, honestly....
It's really working, we'll save the show🥹🥳
i can't stop thinking about Calahan. he was so excited to film with the other crows and now he'll never do it. I'm so heartbroken, so furious.
non-readers will never know Matthias Helvar, the big bright yellow tulip. Cal was doing an amazing job, he understood matthias. he deserved better.
fuck off you’re telling me we won’t ever get to see these beautiful people together again?
Literally fuck off Netflix you deserve to burn to the ground
All of the Crows addressing the cancellation🥲
(Note: Currently I don't have Danielle's post as she has deactivated/deleted her insta, but if she posts something I'll edit this post and add it in)
fine I’ll get on the bandwagon as an excuse to post about the fucked up tragic evil siblings
random thoughts about the Kirsches because I'm obsessed with them -
I've seen the headcanons that Wayne is abusive to Ethan, I guess based on that one line about how Wayne had a special bond with his first son (Richie) but I fully reject that because it's literally not based on anything canon. Also, Ethan & Quinn both showed strong loyalty & love toward their dad as adults. There's absolutely no indication of bitterness between them & I just don't see the point of making that up when the entire thing that makes the Kirsches intriguing is their bond as a family.
I've also seen the rumors/leaks that there was at one point a reference to Wayne, Ethan & Quinn killing Mrs. Kirsch but I also fully reject that because if it doesn't make it into the final cut of the movie it's not canon & that is a HUGE plot point to just not dive into which is probably why it got cut.
I think that Wayne was a really hardworking & caring single father because to me that's what was heavily implied by the bond between Wayne, Ethan, & Quinn that we saw. They were OBVIOUSLY an extremely close family - like, codependently intensely close. We don't have canon ages for Ethan & Quinn so I love the headcanon that they were twins. Richie seems to be 2-3 years older than them & I bet they both totally looked up to & hero worshipped Richie. I feel like Richie & Quinn jokingly bullied & teased Ethan a lot but it was all in good fun, IDK Ethan just has the vibes of the sibling that gets lovingly bullied lmao
I honestly think the Kirsch's were pretty normal before Richie went down the path that he went down which makes their story way more tragic. Wayne, Quinn, & Ethan were obviously unhinged BUT they were driven to that by grief. Richie got sucked in by toxic Reddit fandom & there's no help for that but I feel like Wayne, Ethan, & Quinn were normal just maybe a LITTLE abnormally intensely close as a family until they lost Richie & it drove them insane.
I like the idea that the siblings were all extra overprotective of each other growing up & probably got into fights at school to protect each other. No one talks shit to any of them or the other two WILL knock your teeth out. This is practically canon because the main thing we know about the Kirsch siblings is that they invented being ride-or-die siblings.
I imagine that Quinn & Ethan watched their father losing sleep, getting bags under his eyes, & losing weight & meanwhile they're mourning their big brother that they loved more than anything too. I understand that Wayne is pushed as the mastermind in the fandom from what I've seen but I actually can see Quinn as the first to bring up revenge. She seems very calculated & I can see her as the one to decide this is wrong & something must be done. Maybe Quins brings it up to Ethan first & they talk it through & bring it to their dad together & Wayne is at a breaking point & he agrees & they all plot together from there.
anyway, there's nothing I love more than a toxic evil fucked-up family that is all for now <3
