Poets logo

Silent Rules

Chin Up?

By ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)Published about a year ago 1 min read
Silent Rules
Photo by Caroline Hernandez on Unsplash

Scissors, paper, rock

Icing on the cake

Learn from your mistakes

Eat what's on your plate

Never burn bridges

Count no chickens before they hatch

Every woman is an island

Acrostic

About the Creator

ROCK aka Andrea Polla (Simmons)

~ American feminist living in Sweden ~ SHE/HER

Admin. Vocal Social Society

Find me: ‪@andreapolla63.bsky.social‬

FB: https://www.facebook.com/susanandreasimmonspolla

ST: https://rock63.substack.com/

Reader insights

Outstanding

Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!

Top insights

  1. Compelling and original writing

    Creative use of language & vocab

  2. Excellent storytelling

    Original narrative & well developed characters

  3. Heartfelt and relatable

    The story invoked strong personal emotions

Add your insights

Comments (17)

Sign in to comment
  • Shirley Belkabout a year ago

    excellent!

  • Very clever acrostic for the challenge ✅

  • Babs Iversonabout a year ago

    Wonderful words of wisdom!!!💕❤️❤️

  • Joe O’Connorabout a year ago

    I like the flow of this, and the strong message of each line. Almost like rules for life in a way, which would make sense with the picture of the young girl:)

  • C. Rommial Butlerabout a year ago

    Well-wrought! Silence protects, but sometimes seals us in. Sarge gets it!

  • Caroline Cravenabout a year ago

    Oof. This was absolutely cracking.

  • Nahhhh, bridges are meant to be burned, especially if the person is crossing it to hurt us. Loved your Acrostic!

  • Rasma Raistersabout a year ago

    Love this!

  • Katherine D. Grahamabout a year ago

    I love your usage of childhood adages and the addendum every woman is an island-- if so, and there is a feminine aspect in everyone-- everyone is an island.. thank heavens there is a flow around them!

  • Uncledee'about a year ago

    😂 because "No man's an island". Every woman is.

  • Raphael Fontenelleabout a year ago

    A lot of sayings that I've heard over the years. :D

  • Andrea Corwin about a year ago

    😂😂 A new way to say say it and aptly - well done!

  • Hannah Mooreabout a year ago

    Lessons for life!

  • Cathy holmesabout a year ago

    Yup! I like it.

  • Silver Dauxabout a year ago

    I loved this one! Each line was a story in itself.

  • Heather Hublerabout a year ago

    I really liked the punchiness of this one!

Find us on social media

Miscellaneous links

  • Explore
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Support

© 2026 Creatd, Inc. All Rights Reserved.