First time writing

[ember sierra]

We have known each other for years, though we have never met.
We have talked, yet you and I have never spoken.
From the smallest words, I have drawn a strange recognition, as though your silence knew me better than any confession.

Around you, I am the closest I have ever been to myself, yet I wear a mask with my hands bound, waiting for you to lift it.
I remain haunted by the absurdity of it: this devotion to a presence so rarely seen, so scarcely verified.

My heart insists on a mutual current, some invisible thread, yet my mind interrupts it with the thought that I may not cross yours.

Still, I imagine the day we truly meet.
And I fear it because only then will I know whether I have longed for you, or for the cruel comfort of a love that exists only in waiting.

[hardy torrent]

For first time, this is really cool. You've captured feelings that I feel a lot sometimes. It's like you took them out of my mind, so for me it's a very relatable poem.
I'm a beginner but I think this is well-written and I think if you paired this idea with some metaphors and layering you can write something remarkable. But this stands well as it is. 10/10

I've written multiple poems about this feeling/emotion, my first poem I wrote when I started writing was similar-ish. I'd love to share if you're interested.

[ember sierra]

So nice to see someone relating to my writing, I have that exact same feeling sometimes about some stuff I've read, like how can a 200 year old poem speak so much to me? Anyways, thank you so much! And yes please.

[hardy torrent]

it's nowhere near yours when it comes to quality but here it is: #1345666195948310538

[ember sierra]

I think quality is subjective especially when it comes to writing about your deep emotions, I really like your's, you convey your emotions very clearly and poetically, whereas in mine I just ramble like a pretentious idiot trying to get my point across lol

[hardy torrent]

Nooo you're not a pretentious idiot ;-;
And yeah, you're right. Yours is pretty poetic too, in its own way that you've written. Interested in reading more, keep it up!

[silk fjord]

It was good, I enjoyed it. Thankyou ❤️

[ember sierra]

Thank you for the kind words❤️

[ember sierra]

I will write more, this was just something brewing in me for a long time and had to get it out somehow

[hardy torrent]

got it, goodluck

[dapper river]

Gosh this is genuinely one of my favorite pieces of writing I've ever read. Great work!

[ember sierra]

Wow thank you so much, this means a lot to me ❤️❤️❤️

[dapper river]

Of course!