is it better to miss by a mile or by just a few inches? almost almost… you tell yourself convinced the near misses mean something tell yourself they taste vaguely like validation but, then again, that’s a flavor you’re not very familiar with … you’re used to a bitter palette of disappointment,
"I see the people who are miserable at the end of the day. They’re the ones who can’t find it in them to create anything—the ones who don’t have it in them to risk everything in the spirit of making something that might someday live beyond themselves." I see these people as well. So I keep creating...but I'm only now, thx to some gentle nudging via Medium by Melissa Coffey, considering sending my stuff to a journal. I have taken rejection so hard and deeply devastatingly personally in the past. Perhaps now, at last, I can confront it...acknowledge its suckiness...remember your 40 tries...and keep submitting. Perhaps.
This is a great poem, Franco. I especially liked, "Hold on to hope or don’t, what matters most is that you put words down that you can be proud of." I agree. At the end of the day, that's all that really matters. At an extreme of the spectrum, even if I'm part of one percent of the population who relates to my writing, that one percent matters just as much as the other 99%.
"Careful how you use that word, “close”. This is the Discovery Service. “Close” is nothing. It’s worse than nothing. It’s worse than anything in the world."- The Terror
And the finishing lines from a Pessoa poem
"Don’t fret if others don’t love you. They feel
Who you are, and you’re a stranger
Be who you are, even if never loved
Secure yourself, you will suffer
Few sorrows."
As you can see set completely adrift on memory bliss due to this excellent bit of writing.
Keeping going ahead with a story you love even tho it has been rejected multiple times is the crown of this piece. I love it. How true . To me it encapsulates the truth of life and growth.
love this post! i tend to edit heavily following a rejection. eventually, that same piece will find a home but i’ve reframed each rejection as an exercise in strengthening the work. coping or genius? up to the perceiver here! haha
so close
"I see the people who are miserable at the end of the day. They’re the ones who can’t find it in them to create anything—the ones who don’t have it in them to risk everything in the spirit of making something that might someday live beyond themselves." I see these people as well. So I keep creating...but I'm only now, thx to some gentle nudging via Medium by Melissa Coffey, considering sending my stuff to a journal. I have taken rejection so hard and deeply devastatingly personally in the past. Perhaps now, at last, I can confront it...acknowledge its suckiness...remember your 40 tries...and keep submitting. Perhaps.
This is a great poem, Franco. I especially liked, "Hold on to hope or don’t, what matters most is that you put words down that you can be proud of." I agree. At the end of the day, that's all that really matters. At an extreme of the spectrum, even if I'm part of one percent of the population who relates to my writing, that one percent matters just as much as the other 99%.
So encouraging. We gotta keep on going, mate. Like a flood of water up against a dam, we get stronger the more we are held back.
This is beautiful and inspiring! Thank you, Franco!
Very relatable Franco. I have kept all the rejection letters. Future wallpaper.
"Careful how you use that word, “close”. This is the Discovery Service. “Close” is nothing. It’s worse than nothing. It’s worse than anything in the world."- The Terror
And the finishing lines from a Pessoa poem
"Don’t fret if others don’t love you. They feel
Who you are, and you’re a stranger
Be who you are, even if never loved
Secure yourself, you will suffer
Few sorrows."
As you can see set completely adrift on memory bliss due to this excellent bit of writing.
This piece is incredibly beautiful. ✨
Keeping going ahead with a story you love even tho it has been rejected multiple times is the crown of this piece. I love it. How true . To me it encapsulates the truth of life and growth.
Oh, it does hurt - I know this all too well. But you're right. We simply must keep going, and keep hoping...
love this post! i tend to edit heavily following a rejection. eventually, that same piece will find a home but i’ve reframed each rejection as an exercise in strengthening the work. coping or genius? up to the perceiver here! haha