Falling Up

You will never fall in love with me.
Don’t try to convince me
That I will always wait for you.
If you really look, you’ll see
I’m not here for the long haul
Don’t imagine
You give me reason to stay.
When things get hard I’ll leave –
Don’t imagine
I’m not like the others,
Goodbye.
I’ll never say
I love you.

(Now read from bottom to top)

Ryan Stone

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319 responses to “Falling Up”

  1. Bindusmita Das Avatar
    Bindusmita Das

    This is so wholesome, but before that, it’s absolute GENIUS. ❀

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    1. Lovely feedback! Thank you kindly πŸ™‚

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  2. love the pic and love from the bottom up, i think we fight with ourselves over which way it goes sometimes

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    1. Truly. Thank you, Beth πŸ™‚

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  3. The poem is beautifully Crafted

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    1. Thank you so much πŸ™‚

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  4. Creative πŸ‘πŸΌNice 😎

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    1. Thanks so much πŸ™‚

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  5. Awesome

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    1. Thanks so much πŸ™‚

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  6. Snehasish Nayak Avatar
    Snehasish Nayak

    Creative one!

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    1. Cheers! πŸ™‚

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      1. Snehasish Nayak Avatar
        Snehasish Nayak

        Keep sharing buddy!

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  7. Wow this is a wonderful rhythm
    Seem better when going up

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    1. Definitely better on the way up. Thank you for reading πŸ™‚

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  8. Wow! Love it!

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    1. Thank you so much! πŸ™‚

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  9. This is very deep β™₯

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    1. Thanks so much for reading. Truly appreciated πŸ™‚

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  10. This is amazing.

    What a contrast?!

    This kind of poer I’ve never come across.

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    1. So nice of you! Thank you kindly πŸ™‚

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  11. I would be glad if you subscribe to my profile.

    I post daily and you’d find it amazing.

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  12. wonderful ! I’ve never seen a poem like this. Respect !

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    1. Hey, thanks so much! Appreciate it πŸ™‚

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  13. Wow, lovely photo and poem

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    1. Thank you so much πŸ™‚

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  14. Beautiful ❀️

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    1. Thank you πŸ™‚

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  15. Wow again!Would love to try to make one lolz. Thank you for sharing this amazing poem😊

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    1. Too kind πŸ™‚ Thank you once again. You should give it a go…

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  16. Cleverly crafted

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    1. Thanks so much! πŸ™‚

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  17. Dainelle Avatar
    Dainelle

    This is genius!!! ❀

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    1. Hey, Dainelle. Thanks so much – very kind of you πŸ™‚

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  18. Dainelle Avatar
    Dainelle

    You’re welcome. Looking forward to reading more.

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    1. Oh, the pressure! Haha, I hope you find something else you like πŸ™‚

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      1. Dainelle Avatar
        Dainelle

        I’m certain I will πŸ™‚

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  19. Inktheunspoken Avatar
    Inktheunspoken

    Reading from the bottom made me smile yet when I read from the top I wondered…this is good πŸ’―

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    1. Thanks so much for reading and leaving a comment πŸ™‚

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  20. Hi Ryan
    Cleverly done πŸ‘
    The Fab Four of Cley
    πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚

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    1. Thank you for reading and leaving such a nice comment. Appreciated it πŸ™‚

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  21. Hello Ryan! WOW! What a creative & meaningful poe-em. I read it from top to bottom; then from bottom to top (tears leaking from my eyes) & then listened to your audio. You are so talented& creative! Thank you for sharing your work.
    BellaSita Mum (Sherri-Ellen) & BellaDharma (my poetry writing cat) from THE Purrfect Pad

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    1. Hello Sherri-Ellen. What a lovely comment to start my day to πŸ™‚ Thank you for your kindness – truly makes the writing worthwhile. I’m glad this one resonated with you and your talented poetry writing cat πŸ™‚

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      1. Your title of poem captured my attention. Then I read it atop to bottoms you said to…then read it bottom to top. It blew my mind, as I’m involved with a person who feels like ‘top to bottom’ while I feel ‘bottom to top’ πŸ˜‰

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  22. One would simply call them palindrome, reverse, or mirror poems.

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  23. I have known love has never been very easy it is all about price and sacrifices patience is the key

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  24. Sequence holds equal power with words πŸ’₯ nice one ✨

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    1. Thanks so much πŸ™‚

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  25. That was just..Wow❀️

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    1. Thank you so much! Too kind πŸ™‚

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  26. Excellent in style (new to me!) and content. Love it.

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    1. Hey, Lea! Thanks so much for reading πŸ™‚

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  27. vic2rio Avatar

    Wow!

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    1. Thank you πŸ™‚

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  28. Haaaa… I got stunned reading this and even more amazed when I read from bottom to the top. This is genuis. I love it. I will definitely try it 😊. Thanks so much for sharing this piece

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    1. Thanks so much for your lovely feedback πŸ™‚

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      1. You’re welcome 😊 πŸ™

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  29. Brilliant!! So happy to have stumbled upon your work!

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    1. Thanks so much, Leigh Anne. I’m happy you did too! Appreciate you taking the time to read πŸ™‚

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  30. Wow! Love this!❀️

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    1. Thank you, Bobbi. Too kind πŸ™‚

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  31. This work is a masterpiece… You opened my eyes to the truth in subtility.

    Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Thank you so much πŸ™‚

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    1. Thank you, Lara πŸ™‚

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  32. This is so beautiful

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  33. Omg so lovely… wonderful piece of art.

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    1. Thanks so much! Very nice of you πŸ™‚

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  34. Very cool 😎

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    1. Hey, thanks!

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  35. wow the reserve version , so cool

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    1. Hey, Arooba! Thanks so much πŸ™‚

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      1. πŸ™‚

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  36. Wow Ryan, sometimes the truth is harsh but absolutely necessary. I love the flow of the poem

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    1. Thanks so much πŸ™‚

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    1. Thank you for reading πŸ™‚

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  37. Interesting… when reading in both directions.

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    1. Thank you πŸ™‚

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  38. I adore this piece. I can feel vulnerability & pure emotion while reading this. I also love the touch of ‘falling up’ instead of ‘falling down’. It’s extremely creative.

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    1. Thanks so much! I appreciate the read and thoughtful feedback πŸ™‚

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  39. how cool is that? ❀

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    1. Thank you πŸ™‚

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  40. Amazingly done✨️

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    1. Thank you! πŸ™‚

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  41. I’m definitely surprised and never expecting the reverse is awesome! Let me try this one🀭πŸ₯°πŸ€” You did your best! Great job!πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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    1. Thank you for your kind words πŸ™‚

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      1. My pleasure and you have a soft and calm voice too! Love it❣️

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      2. ❀️

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  42. EnvoySid Avatar

    What a wonderful use of literary device to put forth both views of the two sides that too in such a deep poetic way.

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    1. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment – greatly appreciated πŸ™‚

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  43. This is classπŸ”₯

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  44. sonalbharatwankhade Avatar
    sonalbharatwankhade

    Nice, from top to bottom and from bottom to up

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    1. Thanks so much πŸ™‚

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  45. Nice post 🎸🌹

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    1. Thank you. Very kind πŸ™‚

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  46. Nice one 😁

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    1. Thank you πŸ™‚

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  47. Besa Olivia Kadete Avatar
    Besa Olivia Kadete

    Beautiful wordsπŸ’Œ

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