Erithacus!

Wow! I will truly never grow tired of you brilliantly vast vocabulary, and your unique, steady cadence! Every time I read your poems, I walk away thinking, "This is a man that has truly mastered the English language." Every word feels like it has been taken under your command, and directed to its most powerful position possible. Genuinely, I read your poetry, and I am left in awe— every. single. time.

The premise of the poem really tugged at my heartstrings. It breaks my heart that you have gone through such loss and heartache, and that you feel that whoever you lost has taken a piece of you with them that you can never get back. I don't know if this helps or not, but sometimes, I like to think about that space that once held a piece of me, not being just empty now, but rather, as it now being filled by a piece of that person that I lost, instead. I tell myself that instead of losing a piece of myself, I have gained a new, unique part of me that I can more freely love because it had once been part of somebody that I loved more than I loved myself.

Finally, I'd like to just say again: I am so overjoyed that you are now part of the WDC community, and it feels good to see you being welcomed with open arms already, on your Newsfeed post. I am happy that I could return the favor in giving you another space for you to broaden your audience, and expand your horizons— just as you, and everyone else did, on the Zoom call last month when I joined and shared.

Welcome to WDC! You really do fit right in! I am so excited, and proud of you. I believe in you and your talent, and I am honored to call you my friend. Never stop writing— you never know how many you will reach!

Always in your corner,

~DestinyAwaitsDarling

My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Get CASH!" .