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You're a good actor. You just don't believe it. I know you get scared, and it isn't stage fright, but more the fear of being judged. I know the difference. But maybe sometime you could try acting with a proper audience instead of your friends, playing a character instead of just wearing a mask, reciting real lines instead of the ones you practice alone, like "I'm fine." And hey, even if you try and fail miserably, you could never be as bad an actor as me.
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Apr 28
Apr 28, 2026 at 10:08 PM UTC
Dear Elphie
You're a good actor. You just don't believe it. I know you get scared, and it isn't stage fright, but more the fear of being judged. I know the difference. But maybe sometime you could try acting with a proper audience instead of your friends, playing a character instead of just wearing a mask, reciting real lines instead of the ones you practice alone, like "I'm fine." And hey, even if you try and fail miserably, you could never be as bad an actor as me.
a letter to my friend <3 for full letter: https://hellopoetry.com/poems/5298074/elphie
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Apr 28
Apr 28, 2026 at 10:08 PM UTC
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