Polina_Popova

Hi everyone,
          	
          	I know I disappeared for a while and didn’t reply to your messages. I stepped away from Wattpad for a couple of months. I’m not writing this to announce a comeback—I just wanted to remind you that I’m still here. Don’t worry, I’m doing well. My life has been changing very quickly lately.
          	
          	One unexpected update: I’ve officially lost interest in the guy I liked for the past two years. 
          	
          	We were never in a relationship—he was simply someone I had strong feelings for. It’s a little ironic now, knowing that many of my poems were dedicated to him, and I’ll still be translating or revisiting them even though those feelings are gone)
          	
          	The truth is that he’s no longer the man I originally liked. I don’t know what exactly happened in his life, but he changed, and he stopped being the person who once attracted me so much. And I can’t be in love with someone who doesn’t match my standards or the person I am.
          	
          	I’m definitely not someone who wants to "save" people or be a lifeline for someone who has lost their direction. The man I want as a partner has to already be that man—confident, strong, and standing on his own.
          	
          	At the same time, I keep receiving male attention, which admittedly flatters my ego a bit. But the biggest change is internal. I was always somewhat self-sufficient, yet those feelings pushed me to grow in ways I never expected. I’m not the same person I was when I first met him.
          	
          	Who knows what the future holds? 
          	Maybe one day things will shift again, maybe not. And if at some point we both become the people we’re meant to be—perhaps things between us could begin in a completely different way...
          	
          	For now, I just wanted to share this with you, because even I’m still processing how suddenly it happened. I simply let go.
          	
          	So… how are you all? What’s new in your lives?

thelittlebystander

@Polina_Popova changes are inevitable. Even science says that every decade our preferences change. The best possible thing or way to deal with such changes is to just being you. Cause the more you chase being the perfect you the farther you'll go from being you. Plus you're one of amazing people I've known for a while now so i believe you'll do great ✨
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Izakai_Lord

@Polina_Popova Nice. I hope you come back then. Life has been fast, and graduation is soon.
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StarSoldier021

@Polina_Popova I'm glad you're doing well! I think I know how you feel (dedicating a lot of your art to somebody and them changing into someone else), and I hope you'll be okay and will have enough time and peace to process everything.
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Polina_Popova

Hi everyone,
          
          I know I disappeared for a while and didn’t reply to your messages. I stepped away from Wattpad for a couple of months. I’m not writing this to announce a comeback—I just wanted to remind you that I’m still here. Don’t worry, I’m doing well. My life has been changing very quickly lately.
          
          One unexpected update: I’ve officially lost interest in the guy I liked for the past two years. 
          
          We were never in a relationship—he was simply someone I had strong feelings for. It’s a little ironic now, knowing that many of my poems were dedicated to him, and I’ll still be translating or revisiting them even though those feelings are gone)
          
          The truth is that he’s no longer the man I originally liked. I don’t know what exactly happened in his life, but he changed, and he stopped being the person who once attracted me so much. And I can’t be in love with someone who doesn’t match my standards or the person I am.
          
          I’m definitely not someone who wants to "save" people or be a lifeline for someone who has lost their direction. The man I want as a partner has to already be that man—confident, strong, and standing on his own.
          
          At the same time, I keep receiving male attention, which admittedly flatters my ego a bit. But the biggest change is internal. I was always somewhat self-sufficient, yet those feelings pushed me to grow in ways I never expected. I’m not the same person I was when I first met him.
          
          Who knows what the future holds? 
          Maybe one day things will shift again, maybe not. And if at some point we both become the people we’re meant to be—perhaps things between us could begin in a completely different way...
          
          For now, I just wanted to share this with you, because even I’m still processing how suddenly it happened. I simply let go.
          
          So… how are you all? What’s new in your lives?

thelittlebystander

@Polina_Popova changes are inevitable. Even science says that every decade our preferences change. The best possible thing or way to deal with such changes is to just being you. Cause the more you chase being the perfect you the farther you'll go from being you. Plus you're one of amazing people I've known for a while now so i believe you'll do great ✨
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Izakai_Lord

@Polina_Popova Nice. I hope you come back then. Life has been fast, and graduation is soon.
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StarSoldier021

@Polina_Popova I'm glad you're doing well! I think I know how you feel (dedicating a lot of your art to somebody and them changing into someone else), and I hope you'll be okay and will have enough time and peace to process everything.
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DerekMinor

It's been a while. Hope you're doing good.

DerekMinor

@Polina_Popova Haha. Ego often does better in the presence of competition. Rivals have a way of igniting the heart. 
            Eitherway I get it.. being busy is like my whole thing now. 
            Like I wake up and look for my coat that has Busy on the back.. like a jersey number. 
            Don't call me. 
            Don't look for me.
            Didn't I tell you I'm busy.
            Before I know it, I'm even too busy for myself. Like this floating bowl of existence sailing to some predetermined destination. 
            But I'm naturally laid back so I snap out of it when it gets too much. Being busy can be scary. I just hope you're busy is not like mine.
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Polina_Popova

@DerekMinor, yeahhh It’s true, I haven’t published anything for a long time. I legit abandoned my entire poetry collection, which kinda feels like betraying myself. I’m definitely not proud of that.
            
            At the moment, I’m in the middle of my uni exams, and most likely I’ll be free by the end of the month. I suppose it’s time to pull myself together and start publishing again.
            
            My ego is highkey offended by the fact that I’m not continuing something I once started and something that was GOING WELL (!!)
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DerekMinor

@Polina_Popova 
            Haha. It's like a slow horse in need of love and encouragement. So it feels more like a donkey than a horse. 
            How is your creative journey? Haven't seen any updates yet?
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Polina_Popova

‼️ I’m currently searching for completed poetry collections to review for potential inclusion in the Ambassadors’ reading lists. I will personally read every submission before recommending it to the team.
          
          Feel free to share your own work or the works of your friends!

Evan_Binley

@Polina_Popova   I don't know which style of poetry you're looking for, but if you want something a bit different, I'm writing a narrative poem called "The Taste Of Him."  I estimate it will be complete by the end of April.  (It's complete behind the scenes, I'm just pushing the "Publish" button twice a week.)
            
            https://www.wattpad.com/story/407191365
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Evan_Binley

@Polina_Popova   My main poetry collection is called Gates of Heaven and is here:
            
            https://www.wattpad.com/story/257651498
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KAYLA_RENEE98

@KAYLA_RENEE98 it is called Nightmares and Daydreams
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Heartstrings66

I have to read your poetry slowly because it is complex and full of grandiose imagery. Thank you, Polina!!

Heartstrings66

@ Heartstrings66  i really do!♡♡♡
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Polina_Popova

@Heartstrings66, hey darling! Thank you so much for your words!! I'm glad you're enjoying my poetry ♡
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Polina_Popova

Happy New Year, my dear ones! ✨️
          
          In my country, the New Year arrived a couple of hours ago, and I felt that this was the right moment to speak to you—slowly, honestly, without rushing the feeling...
          
          I hope 2025 takes away everything that has grown heavy and unnecessary, and leaves us with what truly matters.
          
          I’ll be honest: writing this isn’t easy for me. For many years now, holidays haven’t inspired me the way they seem to inspire others. 
          
          They don’t fill me—usually they exhaust me.
          
          I know why this is, and I also know that I’m simply not that person yet who could change this completely. And that’s okay.
          
          But I don’t want this to sound heavy.
          
          Something tells me that if you’re here, reading this, you’re someone who knows how to sit with quieter emotions without turning them into something dark. Someone who can pause for reflection, and find meaning in stillness...
          
          So here’s what I truly wish for you.
          
          I won’t wish you dreams instantly coming true or wishes magically fulfilled. 
          Instead, I wish you trust—in your path, in timing, in the way life unfolds. Your task is not to give up, but also not to cling too tightly. Not to drift without direction, but to trust where you’re being led.
          
          May we release expectations—from people, from life, from ourselves—and enjoy surprises instead of feeling disappointed by what didn’t happen. May we learn to appreciate the things that never entered our lives, because sometimes they didn’t for a reason we couldn’t see at the time.
          
          Thank you for being here. Happy New Year ❤️

Polina_Popova

@Syntex21, thank you! If it helps, time is an ephemeral concept and, in essence, does not exist; it is nothing more than a formality. Therefore, do not react too strongly to the new year if it causes you unpleasant emotions. And something good will definitely happen!
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Syntex21

@Polina_Popova happy late new year!!!! *cries cus I agree with you* idk what to make of this new year it just feels like another month/week. Hope something good happens lmao
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