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AËLA's avatar

She was already glowing.

The difference

is that now

she knows it —

because someone

looked long enough

to show her

what was always there.

— AËLA

Night's avatar

Lovely. Excellent. Awesome. Best love poetry I have read so far.

Eleora McConnell's avatar

Thanks mate glad you enjoyed it. More on the way!

Night's avatar

yeah

Aaliya's avatar

Wow, the imagery in this piece is stunning! It feels like I’m being transported to a magical place where love and light intertwine. This is a masterpiece ♥️

pHotonic🧿phoEniX's avatar

Such beauty... 💫☄️

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde's avatar

Beautifully done :)

Hina Gondal's avatar

What a brilliance ❤️🫶

Eleora McConnell's avatar

Thank you ☺️

Kabir| Rel.Architect's avatar

"Eleora understands something most love poetry misses, that the most intimate act is not touch, but seeing. Really seeing. The body in this poem is almost secondary to that hunger to finally be known. Quietly devastating."

Eleora McConnell's avatar

Thank you this comment truly touched me.

You saw straight into the heart of what I was trying to hold. I wanted the poem to live in that quiet, almost sacred space where being seen, really seen, becomes the deepest intimacy. Touch is beautiful, but the hunger to be known, to have someone witness the hidden parts of you without turning away… that’s what undoes me. The body is there, yes, but it’s only the vessel. The real constellation forms in the seeing.

Your words feel like gentle starlight on the poem. “Quietly devastating” is exactly the feeling I hoped would linger. I’m so grateful you received it that way.

With warmth and gratitude,

Eleora ✨

Kabir| Rel.Architect's avatar

"The real constellation forms in the seeing. That line just became mine to carry. Thank you for writing something worth being seen by."

Eleora McConnell's avatar

Thank you 🙏🏻 That means so very much to me, that you felt one line. That is precious.

Andrew Rosetta's avatar

Such amazing lines here is just one that takes my breath away

“Come… breathe with me.

Let our stardust mingle

in the quiet space between our lips,

your forehead resting gently against mine,

our bodies curled close

like twin moons in a shared sky.”

Fernando Carro's avatar

Thank you Eleonora and Andrew. Beautiful

Eleora McConnell's avatar

Thank you so very much for the re-stack. I’m so grateful.