D. A. Piotrowski

Member since July 6, 2026

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Paradox of Me

Posted Jul 14, 2026 · 29 lines

I crave the connection

But I cannot connect,

Once I happen to bond

I am full of neglect.

I want to be loved

But I can't love myself,

I keep running in circles

That I so want to break.

I keep running away,

Trying to find my place

And I want to be found

But I'm leaving no trace.

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Such a horror of mine -

- Paradoxical state

When I'm so full of care

But don't care 'bout myself.

Feeling stuck all the time

Almost feels like a curse

While I'm begging for change

And rejecting its course.

And I wander and wonder

When will I finally see?

Everything that I needed

Was always in Me.

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"So did I! I still do too. Everything in my room is space-themed and I would listen to hour-long Carl Sagan vids"
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"So did I! I still do too. Everything in my room is space-themed and I would listen to hour-long Carl Sagan vids"
11 Sat

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"Wow, what a theme to focus on! Especially the last few lines, they really resonated with me. You have a handle on imagery. Love it. Maybe it can be smoothed over by handling line breaks better so some ideas can better g…"
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"I love this. Your poem beautifully connects an intimate, visceral moment—tasting blood from a bitten lip—to the cosmic scale of dying stars creating the iron inside us. It has an incredible emotional hook, and it can be…"
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"I'm happy that my comment resonated so deeply. I think when a poet writes for themselves—whether to express their own hearts, or to reflect something they need to hear, it speaks to others as well. As unique as humans m…"
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"Have you ever tasted blood?"
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"Throughout your poem you reiterate how past hurt affects one's ability to want to connect with others. And it emphasizes how important it is to allow ourselves an opportunity to feel how we feel; as is echoed in the lin…"
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I write a lot since I was a kid but here I go now at age 31, ready to show myself to the world, whatever's the opinion. If I can help at least one soul I'll do it.

[I also go by Lykkeligere, as a pen name]

Location: Poland, POL

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