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Alex Jenkin's avatar

Brilliant.. reminds me of an aging expert talking about the main thing that restricts us is our internal monologue.

Andy Edge's avatar

Did you just call me old… 🤣🤣

Alex Jenkin's avatar

Haha I meant one I had heard recently.. it definitely read like that though. Was kind of hoping I’d get away with it 😅

Andy Edge's avatar

🤣🤣 thanks for the laugh

Kaye's avatar

Darkness has its place, but I love when people also speak about the light they’re moving toward. It reminds others that healing is possible. 🌱

Posy Churchgate's avatar

I have not read your poetry before- OMG this cut to the heart of it! Bravo 🙌

Andy Edge's avatar

Thank you! So glad you liked it 💛 this one here is one of my favorites from this past year…

https://open.substack.com/pub/andyedge/p/let-me-burn?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=5g7h0w

Blackthorn's avatar

and hopefully we find balance

Andy Edge's avatar

I think around age 40 I stopped worrying so much and found that lovely balance.

Blackthorn's avatar

❤️❤️ always wishing that for you Andy

Naz Pankey's avatar

Andy, this is profound… my favorite poem of yours. At some point we lose ourselves and become what people want us to be. Can’t be truly happy unless we find ourselves.

Jean Miller's avatar

Dear Lord. Story of my life. Except I became an alcoholic by age 23 and torched my life at 26 and started over from there. It's been an undoing of all of this since then. 👌🖤

Andy Edge's avatar

Sometimes starting over happens exactly when we need it to. 💛💛

Chronicles of a Xennial's avatar

Absolutely loved this one, Andy. So powerful.

Andy Edge's avatar

🥰 so glad you liked it!