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Went through my old diary files, had to rename a bunch of them to get it to sort properly (I'd kept changing how I did the dates). Ended up finding more than I thought I would. My Poetry Pile. Hope you enjoy it. A lot of it is tiny.

All this poety love is making me wonder if I can find the stuff I wrote ages ago. Hmmm... I think this one is from 2004 if I'm reading my file name right: Slowly I gain courage and strength. As the pain of the past flows out, and the well of sadness begins to run dry. New feelings begin to...

I feel like your name and portrait fit this post perfectly. Whether or not Scribblehub was a place of poetry, it is now, 'cause you're here to make it one. :blob_okay: I haven't written much poetry in years. There was a time when I wrote more, but it was less writing poetry, and more just the...

Ranking systems make the most sense in game-like worlds, where raw stat advantages can make weaker foes completely harmless due to how attack vs defense calculations work. It is from these systems that the ranking of monsters and adventurers comes from, and in these worlds, it's common for top...

I rely almost entirely upon internal monologues and conversation... for everything. I think it can work pretty well for emotions though. Perhaps a character, when alone might lament: "God I wish I could've done something, anything to help. Having to just watch was... horrible."

I'm not sure how well it works for monsters, but I've seen stories use metals for adventurer ranks, with the bottom being something like copper, and the top being something like Adamantium.

One thing that's been bugging me a lot recently: All the stories where the cannon fodder minions of the current villain get killed, and then the villain is spared because the main character is so generous and good. There's corpses on the ground (off-panel) and they're acting like the villain was...

For the strongest weapon and shield: Saitama. :blob_hide: On a more serious note, the most effective shield is probably a portal as long as the other end is some place you don't mind getting hit by whatever is being blocked. As for the strongest weapon... I'm not sure what exactly it'd be, but...

Most overrated would be the fist. Fists are not very effective weapons compared to swords and spears and bows, yet it's common for someone in a story to use their fists and be just as effective as everyone else. Even in unarmed combat, elbow and knee strikes are generally more effective than...

I've avoided the transgender tag as an author, simply because none of my stories focus on the issue. None of my characters have gender dysphoria. Not even the one currently living as both. That character's confused because of how they are living two very different lives, but doesn't experience...

A story where the bad guy wins? Spoilers, obviously...

Interesting idea... hmmm... :blob_hmm_two: "Sir, the army is ready to attack." "No it's not, we don't have siege weapons yet. Make some trebuchet's, siege towers, and don't forget to start digging tunnels." "We have fifty-thousand goblins, and ten-thousand orcs. This is a castle of only...

So, you feel we've ignored your feelings and neglected to be concerned for you? And you only continue the conversation because it hurts you so? Am I understanding you correctly?

Your feelings matter too. Are you offended by requests to use a different pronoun? Do you suffer what people ask you to say? Does it cause you emotional turmoil to be told there's more than two genders, or that genders are a social construct? Tell us about these pains you suffer because of...

Please do not use "common sense" as a defense of something when speaking to Americans. America is a country with many people who think white supremacy is common sense. Calling something "common sense" is in no way a defense of it.

Do you realize society and law are full of this? Basic things like: Don't drive on the wrong side of the road. Don't shout fire in a movie theater. Don't make loud noises in the middle of the night and wake up all your neighbors (nuisance laws). This whole pronoun thing isn't even close to being...

Except it does. Not everyone who gets it wrong is doing so out of some deliberate attempt to be rude. The entire point of demanding people use different words is to make it clear they are being disrespectful, because if we just ignore it every time, people will think that's okay, and be confused...

The problem with your point, is you seem to think people who complain about disrespect are being overly sensitive, and completely ignoring the situations they live in. When people deal with disrespect all day, everyday, it's NORMAL for them to get pissed, and angry, especially when in situations...

So... you're making a generalization out of your experiences in your country, and assuming all other experiences are invalid. Okay then. Have fun arguing from a bubble. P.S. complaining about people complaining isn't a very good starting point.

I'm sorry, but I feel like you are very sheltered if you believe this. Disrespect is all over the place, especially in America. It's exceptionally common for anyone working in customer service or retail to experience it daily.