Poets and artists published in Four Feathers Press Online Edition: Too Hot are now published online and invited to read at the Saturday Afternoon Poetry Zoom meeting on Saturday, October 25th between 3 and 4:30 pm PST.

Friday, October 24, 2025

R A Ruadh

I thought too was my nickname


Everyone said I was

too talkative

too silent

too short

too slow

too fast

too fidgety

too eager

too distracted

too focused

too independent

too outside the lines

too loud

too shy

too friendly

too physically awkward

too smart (for my own good)

too dumb

too socially backward

too weird

too different

too talented

too poor

too lazy

too political

too caring

too naive

too disorganized

too emotional

too introverted

too much

too little

too honest

too outspoken

too curious

too outrageous

too boring

too myself

too not like others


It took me years to realize

too was not my nickname

it was an excuse to be mean


because I was

too kind

too accepting

too nice

too gentle

too afraid

too non-violent


to fight back


until I did


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