Comments by lupus tenebrae
- "Life just kinda happened for these past few years, a family member had an accident and I became their caretaker, then COVID, then said family member's cancer had returned, my writing kinda fell by the wayside. But now that I'm starting to get better mentally, I plan to shake off the rust, and see what happens. But I appreciate your continued support, so much, especially with such a long hiatus."
Posted by lupus tenebrae on "London Fog" by lupus tenebrae
- "More like a cringe dream journal entry written while adjusting to new psych meds, but it’s definitely interesting, hahaha! Appreciate the read."
Posted by lupus tenebrae on "02/09/2013" by lupus tenebrae
- "I know, I was kidding, I can appreciate bluntness...I'm dating it, so you're cool. And I don't have them as much, now, thanks to the meds, but every once in awhile I'll have a really bad one."
Posted by lupus tenebrae on "02/09/2013" by lupus tenebrae
- "My girlfriend happens to love my weirdness, hahaha! Mine are usually all over the place, some have made me wake up crying, others sick to my stomach, and then you get the surreal ones like this that make absolutely no sense whatsoever. "
Posted by lupus tenebrae on "02/09/2013" by lupus tenebrae
- "I'm surprised someone else picked up on that, my late mother had always been such a source of constant muse...but by the time I wrote this piece, I think I'd exhausted a lot of it, and it just didn't contain the same consistent message or earnest emotion, it felt more like an obligation. I really appreciate your comments, thanks for giving my work a read."
Posted by lupus tenebrae on "Steel-Clad, Sprouting Anew" by lupus tenebrae
- "That's actually the initial inspiration, Heritage Port is a scenic location in my home city, and there are numerous water colour paintings of it in the library, I was there for the Wheeling Series of Poetry and had some time to kill before it began, so I wrote this while I was waiting."
Posted by lupus tenebrae on "Heritage Port; Pristine and Preserved" by lupus tenebrae
- "It felt the same to me, but the vision was met and I couldn't add anything more without it seeming like I was padding it out...this isn't the best example of my work, by far, but I appreciate your feedback on it, nonetheless."
Posted by lupus tenebrae on "Stones and Miscellany" by lupus tenebrae
- "Still, I've made better use of it in the past, I've been thinking for awhile that I should revisit my more technical roots as I feel like I've lost touch with them as of late. "
Posted by lupus tenebrae on "Vase of Tempered Blue" by lupus tenebrae
- "I do have the bad habit of abusing enjambment, I guess, and it took a criticism like this to make me realize it. I make no excuses, I'll do well to use it more effectively in the future, I appreciate your feedback...it's always on point. I genuinely feel that, if I could no longer learn or grow, there would be no point to living, I love knowing I still have room to improve."
Posted by lupus tenebrae on "Vase of Tempered Blue" by lupus tenebrae
- "It's a form I came across while researching minimalist styles, this is only my second attempt at one. It's definitely a huge departure from the haiku and all its variants."
Posted by lupus tenebrae on "War" by lupus tenebrae
- "Not necessarily a seizure, like I said in the Author's Note, this piece came off the heels of a pretty substantial breakdown, where the subsequent tremors had left me drained, to the point where I was fading in and out of consciousness and the line between delusion and reality began to blur...so, what I perceived as stars could have very easily been a candle or a light bulb at ready to burn out. I just remember being terrified, I couldn't stand up without the overwhelming urge to keel over, it's a miracle I still had the wherewithal to move, let alone write. But yeah, not a seizure, thankfully. "
Posted by lupus tenebrae on "Madman, Butchering Verse" by lupus tenebrae
- "It's not necessarily the most interesting story, more personal if anything, but I'll tell it anyway: Back when I still lived with my abusive father, he kept the thermostat at 40 and below during the winter (often nailing it in place), I was never able to accurately surmise why he did this...perhaps it was out of spite, to save money or it was a show of his power over me, couldn't say. It got to the point where my bed was ice cold, and I would simply shiver until I ultimately exerted enough energy to fall asleep. One night, I'd found myself in the bathroom while the furnace was on, it's as if I was experiencing genuine warmth for the first time in eternity...I felt so comfortable there, and the carpet was plush beneath my rising chest, I just kind of dosed off lying next to the register.
Ever since then, it's been a sort of habitual thing, I still do it regularly (most of the time it's involuntary), even more so when I'm depressed...there's just this sense of safety, I suppose, like I'm in my own little pocket-sized dimension and nothing can possibly harm me.
It's one of my least detrimental quirks, and I don't see it stopping for awhile, nor do I have the desire to put a stop to it myself. I'm glad you enjoyed this piece, and hopefully, the story behind it wasn't all that underwhelming."
Posted by lupus tenebrae on "Ice Quake Poltergeists" by lupus tenebrae
- "Usually I'm pretty anal about rhythm, but I was a bit more lax with this piece, in retrospect, it honestly seems unwieldly, and as such...I almost hadn't posted it here at all. Luckily, it's only a one-off experiment, but I'm glad you enjoyed it."
Posted by lupus tenebrae on "Friday Night Silver" by lupus tenebrae
- "Funny you should say that, Dan, it was "marrow" originally. I was trying to tie the last stanza to "skeleton key", but I slept on it, and realized that was a terrible idea. Thanks for the read."
Posted by lupus tenebrae on "A Prism in Cosplay" by lupus tenebrae
- "If you're insinuating what I think you are, let me put your mind at ease. My work is, always has been and always will be genuine. Now, some of the lines are bound to seem familiar; there are only so many words in the English language that make sense together without sounding like a discordant mess. I assume you're new here, so here's some friendly advice; perhaps you should read a little more into someone before making a baseless accusation. I encourage you to read more of my work though, it too is genuine, and much better than this contrived little thing. I'm still a little buzzed from earlier, so, correct me if I misinterpreted your comment."
Posted by lupus tenebrae on "Creamy, White, in Secret" by lupus tenebrae
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