I keep trying to hide
but you keep finding me
with your giant offered raindrops
making me feel
the world doesn’t always
want to smash me
.
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This tiny poem was written in two parts. The first half (up to raindrops) was written on the day that Akanksha set out another 20-words-Tuesday story prompt for us all, over at her blog Bulbul’s Bubble. Do check out her awesome blog with tons of kind community vibes and fun inspiration if you haven’t already. I loved Akanksha’s own 20-word story so much (the prompt is: Hiding, and her story included raindrops but how they could be scary) and it made me think of tiny crabs under a rock. My son is so sweet with them when he finds them. And raindrops would be large to them but could be soothing. Sometimes I associate with being like a hermit crab (I once had a blog based on that). Then life interrupted while trying to make an ending I liked, that fit the 20 word limit (I’ve still failed in that regard ;)), so I didn’t finish.
The second part I wrote days later, after being at the the beach, and hearing my other son tell me about some people he’d seen further along, who’d brought their crab trap out of the water and proceeded to violently smash the crabs (large ones, of course) to death against a nearby boat before cooking them over the fire. It think it would have been traumatic to see that. I don’t know much (well not anything really) about crab fishing (having been mostly vegetarian since age 16, and strictly so for 20 years of that time, feeling it was hypocritical to eat anything I wouldn’t be willing or able to kill myself) but perhaps there could be a kinder way. Anyway, the quickly-finished poem might not seem to make much sense except intuitively, doesn’t fit the word limit and certainly doesn’t warrant this much explanation, but this is the end product, and sometimes I like to talk shop lol. ;))
Thanks for all your inspiration, and for all your soothing raindrops. :)) xoxo “Lia”
LiaThePoet 
Ohhh it must really be traumatic to witness crabs being smashed to death..😂😂😂
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Yes, I guess that would seem funny to some people :))
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Your son is so sweet and badass, the same time. I am really afraid of crabs😅. Give my love to him.
And Akanksha is a beautiful writer, we all know. 🙂
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Hey yash… actually the one who saw the crabs being killed is now terrified of them, interestingly. They were big though. But it’s hard to even get him to go in the water since then!! The youngest is a total water baby and not afraid of little or big creatures so far. Each one is different. :)) Thanks for your very kind words, and yes Akanksha is wonderful. 😊🙏💛
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Wow! The poem is wonderful, Lia, I absolutely love it. It is a blessing to have someone who can find us even in our deepest pit or behind the biggest rock.
It is always amazing to know behind the curtain story of any work and this time was no different! I could have never guessed that you wrote this piece in two installments, it’s seamless! Thank you a ton for sharing this! (So sorry for reading this a bit late, I have been beneath the rock myself this week 😅)
much love and hugs! 💖🤗🙏💕
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Please don’t ever apologize, you’re always amazingly supportive and we all have offline lives to live as well… mine has been pretty busy lately so I’m in the same boat. Thank you so much Akanksha for all the kind words. 🥰🥰🙏🙏💖💖
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That is very sweet and kind of you, dearest! I hope you and your loved ones are doing fine esp after the move! much love 💕💕🙏🙏🤗
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It’s been so very busy but I love that, just less time for writing is all. :)) So many unfinished/interrupted drafts. Thanks and much love to you as well. Always happy when Tuesday comes nowadays. ;)) 🤗💕💕
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It is so good to hear that everything is going good. As for the drafts, I am sure you’ll make them shine, you always do!
xoxo keep shining my friend
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So kind, thank you 💕💕 (Though mostly the drafts just sit in drafts, I like to create things anew. ;)) Same to you, keep shining lovely A. ☀️🌻🙌
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Yeah, I get that, creating new stuff always is more fun. So many of my stories are without climax due to this bit I keep starting new ones.😌😅
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Thanks to your encouragement I started looking through my heaps of drafts yesterday… such a total mess. But interesting to see where my thoughts were at. Quite cyclical really with a lasting undertone of the same fears and wishes. Sometimes I wish there would be a final climax, and I keep trying to make one. But then I guess the story would be over. Maybe I’m not ready for it to end just yet… maybe I still have hope for the best. ;)) Hugs and thanks for listening and for sharing 🤗💖
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It happens with me too when I look at my own old work. Sometimes it surprises me to know that I wrote it as it turned out beautiful 😂.
I get that, wishing for the end but knowing that it isn’t the right time so it would not be perfect no matter what. But maybe the fun is in the journey rather than the destination.
Ready to listen and share anytime, friend!
Hugs and kisses ❤️🙏❤️🤗
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❤️💖💛
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