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James (HVR)'s avatar

Second chance. That is everything. Brilliantly done.

Kasu (small wounds)'s avatar

Thank you 💜 you were part of the inspiration for this one.

I do think we could use more more understanding and empathy, mostly because we all carry our own monsters inside.

Aaliya's avatar

This poem is a masterpiece., the imagery is stunning , truly intense and moving !!

Kasu (small wounds)'s avatar

Thank you for taking the time to read it. I poured my heart on it 💜

Aaliya's avatar

I could tell it was really intense and I love your style !!

Alicia's avatar

The message in this is profound. And beautiful. You took the prompt in an awesome direction. I love it!! 💗😻💗

Kasu (small wounds)'s avatar

Thank you 🥰 I wanted to bring in a little light 💜 and it’s also something I deeply believe in.

Glad you enjoyed it! I really love your surreal prompts!

Alicia's avatar

Thank YOU for writing to them and creating such marvelous art!! 😀

Keiichiro Iwamoto's avatar

Hi Kasu,Anger can start from reasons that feel understandable at first, but little by little it escalates, and in the end it can crush even unrelated people, empathy, the background behind things, and even the possibility that someone could change.

Kasu (small wounds)'s avatar

Yes, it certainly can escalate very fast, which is why I wanted to bring some light into it. There is always hope 💜

Thank you for your feeeback as always, I appreciate you 💜

Man With No Name's avatar

This is genuinely strong. It’s surreal and strange, in a good way, and the emotional thread underneath it is very clear - rage, shame, empathy, forgiveness. The cancel culture lands because the brontosaurus already feels symbolic before its named. Clever.

Kasu (small wounds)'s avatar

Thank you! 🥰 I appreciate you 💜

Tim Chessher's avatar

Great to see how you contextualized cancel culture. It's evolved and not always pleasantly. It's interesting to see where society takes it. This is a trend-setting piece for me because I'm not quite sure cancel culture is gone yet, but your approach here is novel. Thanks for sharing!

Kasu (small wounds)'s avatar

I think sadly is not gone at all. But I wanted to bring some hope into the picture. Thank you 💜

A Brush of The Veil's avatar

This is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever read. Thank you for blessing me with this read. ❤️

Kasu (small wounds)'s avatar

Oh, that’s so sweer 🥲 thank you 💜💜

Ella Thompson's avatar

This was so clever and beautiful, I felt like I was right there with the dino <3

Kasu (small wounds)'s avatar

Thank you 🥰💜

Don Buckter's avatar

Cancel Culture is the merry go round beast we’ve ALL been riding. Mounted in fear, ignorance, denial, arrogance, greed. For the thrill and amusement. The price to ride? Cheap! Don’t even think about it “cheap”. It’s time to get down. I think.

Kasu (small wounds)'s avatar

Couldn’t have said it better!

Don Buckter's avatar

Kasu, Thank you for giving us something to think about so beautifully put. … I’ve revised a bit my original response to your poetic call … All best.

Cancel Culture is the merry go round beast we’ve ALL been riding. Mounted in fear, ignorance, denial, arrogance. For the thrill and amusement. The price to ride? Cheap! Don’t even think about it “cheap”. It’s time to get down. I think.

Kasu (small wounds)'s avatar

Thank you for giving it this much thought 💜 I appreciate you!

Donna Turnley's avatar

I loved that cancel culture is portrayed by an ugly prehistoric animal, representing a pervasive evil in society, and the metamorphosis to second chances through listening, understanding and kindness. It brings hope to addressing and resolving a longstanding cultural issue.

Kasu (small wounds)'s avatar

Thank you. I deeply appreciate you reading it and leaning deeply into it.

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The In Between's avatar

Such a hopeful ending to such a pervasive cultural issue.

Kasu (small wounds)'s avatar

Thank you 💜 I wanted to portray that some of us out there are willing to listen and not judge.

AsukaHotaru's avatar

I did not expect to get protective over the brontosaurus once the baby leaves showed up...

Kasu (small wounds)'s avatar

He’s a precious being 💜🥰

Hina Gondal's avatar

Beautiful

Kasu (small wounds)'s avatar

Thank you 🥰

DYKWCHGT?'s avatar

I loved the creativity here. Naming a dinosaur as "Cancel Culture" until it sees kindness and understanding, and then re-naming it as "Second Chances"... Your poem gives a solution instead of just poking the problem.

Kasu (small wounds)'s avatar

Thank you 💜 I appreciate it!