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Adrião Pereira da Cunha's avatar

This poem humanises ferality as tenderness, a way of living that embraces mess as proof of being alive.

The watermelon dripping down elbows becomes a ritual of freedom, joy found in sticky imperfection.

Forgetting chores on purpose humanises rebellion, small acts of refusal against the tyranny of order.

The line “I press into the world’s chest will it budge?” humanises longing, a plea for intimacy with existence.

Love is discovered in rupture, when anger does not drive someone away but anchors them closer.

Faith is humanised through confrontation, God enduring the stars hurled back in protest without flinching.

The poem reframes devotion as friction, where resistance itself becomes evidence of attachment and care.

It humanises vulnerability as feral strength, showing how rawness and intimacy can coexist without apology.

The text insists that love and belief are not gentle they are tested in rupture, survival, and return.

Ultimately, it humanises the wild within us, reminding that truth often lives in the untamed pulse of defiance.

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Maria Giesbrecht's avatar

This made my day, thank you thank you.

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danielle's avatar

fantastic analysis! <3

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Maria Giesbrecht's avatar

Thank you so much for featuring this poem 🤍

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Karan Kapoor's avatar

You’re so welcome, Maria! Can’t wait for your book🌻

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The World Reversed's avatar

Wow…LOVE this

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Coley's avatar

Maria!!! 😍🤩

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