Something I wrote last night

[Quanta]

First time sharing this one.

The messages I never sent
are longer than the ones I did.
They fill a folder in my chest,
the ones I wrote but kept well hid.

I draft them still in quieter rooms.
I press no button, press delete.
Some things are better left as seeds
than words that land wrong on a street

[VB]

I don't know, I had a different experience. Let me know what you think.

[QuantumDay]

That is pretty much it. Nice one

[ElPresidente]

Not worth cutting corners on that part. Usually the annoying part is not the job itself, it is fixing the bit you did not plan for.

Let us know how it turns out

[Lucy05]

I don't know, I had a different experience. Let me know what you think.

Completely agree with that. Cashback is only worth it if you actually remember to claim it.

Worth a look if you have not already.

[QuantumDay]

That is exactly it. Could not agree more.

Thanks for that

[veritas.io]

I got to the same conclusion a different way but yes. Event viewer is your friend on Windows, most people never look at it.

Let us know how it goes

[DotEXE]

First time sharing this one. The messages I never sent are longer than the ones I did. They fill a folder in my chest, the ones I wrote but

There is something else going on in it I think. This is exactly the kind of conversation I come here for

[Red Builder]

I don't know, I had a different experience. Let me know what you think.

That matches what the more reliable sources are saying. It is worth looking at who benefits from a particular framing before accepting it.

I will keep following it

[Grover26]

I hear you but I think that is the wrong read. Ask me again in six weeks

[PlanetOftheApes]

Same here. I had something similar happen.

Cheers for sharing.

[BackRowBob]

Been following this thread and that seems right. Useful to know

[Plateau65]

I would wait for a bit more before concluding that. Most people form opinions on things like this before the full picture is available.

I will keep following it

[Craig]

For some reason that framing works well. I find that the things that stay with you are rarely the ones that shout the loudest.

Really good thread this

[BretHart]

I see it slightly differently. Really good thread this

[Zero-Point]

Seems like it from what I have seen. A lot depends on who is making the claim and what they are trying to sell alongside it.

Curious to see how this develops

[VoidSentinel]

That is the part most people skip over. Sometimes the value is in the details people nearly leave out.

Glad this came up

[DQ Eric]

Keep an eye on it, yes. Cheers for sharing that

[Craig]

That reading works but it loses something in the reduction. I find the most honest reactions come out a while after the initial response settles.

Curious what others make of it

[JustMartin]

That is the part most people skip over. Sometimes the value is in the details people nearly leave out. Glad this came up.

I tried that and the catch was not obvious until afterwards. Cashback is only worth it if you actually remember to claim it.

Might save you more than you think

[Candle]

I hear you but I think that is the wrong read. Good debate though, fair play.

[TeaAndCode72]

Not bad at all. There's a certain honesty to it that makes it easy to read.

My only complaint is that now you've posted one thing, forum law requires you to post more. I don't make the rules

[Marcus]

I got halfway through and thought I knew where it was going, then it went somewhere else entirely. That's usually a good sign.

Either that or I'm terrible at predictions, which is also possible and well documented

[Harbour]

I liked the imagery, but I think a couple of sections could be tightened up. There were moments where I wanted the pace to move a little faster.

That said, it definitely kept my attention to the end, which is more than I can say for most things posted online

[JohnyBlue]

I actually enjoyed that. It felt like one of those pieces that starts off simple and then sneaks up on you halfway through.

Also, major respect for posting it. My writing usually looks brilliant at 1am and questionable by breakfast

[Liam71]

The mood came across really well. It felt like the kind of thing you'd write late at night when an idea refuses to leave you alone.

For what it's worth, I'd rather read something with personality than something technically perfect but completely forgettable