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Bruised are myeyes that squint on with
timid grace
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I like it. It could be interpreted so many ways. I was imagining someone being abused yet maintaining their dignity.
Btw, I think transgressive usually refers to darker, more alternative things. Um, I was going to say "finding pleasure outside the norm" would be an example, but in a way that could fit here (imagining something outside one's usual experience perhaps). Maybe you're right about it, but I think transgressive art is usually associated with stuff that's meant to outrage or is far outside social mores and established morality. Maybe "Cop Killer" or Maplethorpe might be considered examples. I've seen some sick stuff on dA, and that is what I'd be more likely to call 'transgressive.'
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That's right. I like keeping my literature open to interpretation there.
That's quite an intriguing one.
Ah, I see. o.O
I do understand where you are coming from there. It does sound odd that I have placed this in there now that you've mentioned it. I should edit the category and see which one best fits.
Thanks a lot!
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Oh, and if I may make a suggestion: I think you should take out the story of how you came up with it. It's an interesting background to the piece, but without it, I think our imaginations would perhaps take us in further, different directions, because this piece can conjure many questions. Just a thought. Hope that's okay.
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A poignant and beautiful piece.
I like the way you only address from the point of looking rather than what you are actually are looking at. It leaves a fabulous air of mystery to the piece.
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Interesting.. I can't say I did think of that, addressing things from the point of looking, but yeah, I do see what you mean!
Thanks a lot.
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Simple but intricate I the way you can perceive it. It's a lovely piece!!
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This is a really lovely piece. I love how you convey a sense of beauty here, and the comparison of 'Bruised' in the first line with 'grace' in the last line is wonderful. I feel like this hints at how despite being blind one could still 'see' beauty.
I would also definitely choose to keep this sense if I had a choice of one sense to save. I would miss reading and writing and all sorts of other activities if I was blind. :/
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Thank you very much!
I'm glad that is portrayed.
Hmm... I think one can perceive beauty in many forms... Sure, sight plays a large factor, but when one is dependent on other senses, it can open up a whole new world sometimes.
Definitely. I think I'd give up hearing if I keep my sight. >.<
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You're welcome!
Yeah, I've heard that the other senses improve to compensate for the one that's been lost, which makes sense.
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I didn't get blindness out of this until I read the description. I imagined acknowledging one's own magnificence - not in an arrogant way, but in such a way as to feel fortunate for having working arms and legs and such, and being able to experience the wonder of life. Yet beyond that, I got the sense of witnessing something so glorious as to dwarf even that...
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Interesting... I think I get what you mean.
Yes, I don't think many people feel that way, but it's certainly something to think about.
Hmm... sort of like an enlightenment, perhaps?
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I really love it when poetry like this comes along. It's short, but it is inspiring. You have real talent! And I didn't just say that from looking at just this one deviation; I looked through your gallery.
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Aww, thank you! You're being too kind.
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you're always so effective with your words, miss
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I like short and sweet most times.
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I find I'm often a bit long-winded but I suppose just getting to the point can suffice. I don't think it's nearly as fun but it's effective.
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Yes, I know what you mean! I don't think I can do more than this.
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Hello 
It would mean so much to me if you could 
Thank you & keep up the fantastic work!
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its a powerful piece dear, who are we to know and understand what someone blind would feel? Maybe they are the lucky ones?
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Indeed. =/
Ooh, possibly.. hard to say, really, biased as we are.
Thanks a lot.
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I really like the conflict of words you've chosen here, especially "timid grace". It's an interesting concept. I, too, think I would be horrified to lose the sense of sight... although if I had to choose between sight and hearing, I'm not sure that I wouldn't choose to keep hearing. I'd miss music too much.
It's nice how you've right-aligned it, too. Gives it a totally different atmosphere.
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Yeah, I know what you mean. =/
Still, without the ability to see, we wouldn't be able to read, go on the computer or do anything... in a sense. At least, with hearing, it'd just be a silent world, in a sense.
Thank you very much. I thought it would be good to deviate a bit.
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That's true.... yeah I'd definitely miss reading. 
You're welcome.
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Blind people aren't always unlucky because they see things that people-who-can-see don't...
Kinda reminds me of John Milton's On His Blindness[link]
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Sometimes, yes!
Ooh, interesting. o.O
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I agree with you completely.
You can't just explain to someone what you see,
you've got to see to understand it.
I just love this haiku~ <3
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I suppose the words seem simple because they're mostly monosyllabic, but I don't think that the overall haiku is simple at all. 
Very nice job. I would hate to lose sight -- in fact, I think that's the last thing I'd want to lose. What's Earth if you can't see its beauty with your own eyes?
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