Who I Am, by Laura Gilkey (personal poem, 2002?)

[lb_lee]

"I’m him, too, but then I do what he would,
And when he touches his chest, I know I’m not him."

Blurb: A poem about the subjective sensation of soulbonding.

Why is it worth your time?: It's short and sweet, a time capsule to the soulbonding subculture of twenty years ago. Give it a shot!

Plural Tags: abuse not mentioned, cofronting, fictioneers, identityblending, intimate relationships, plural creator

Content Warnings: None

Access Notes: Read for free online here!

Misc Notes: Laura Gilkey identified herself as not multiple, but on the plural spectrum in her May 2002 blog entry ~Ramblings on Soulbonding~, thus the tag. Uncertain about the exact date; it could have been written in the late 90s, like the Trinity?

Laura Gilkey also made five comic strips about soulbonding, entitled 7 Wonders of My World, but it is sadly lost media.

Comments

[matsushima]

I think about Laura Gilkey a lot; her site is/was one of the best resources for soulbonding and I'm glad a lot of it was preserved by the Internet Archive. Sometimes I think she's probably still out there (she'd only be a little older than me, I think?) and "Laura Gilkey" sounds like a legal name but I don't know if she'd want to be found and it's not really ethical to email whatever Laura Gilkeys pop up on Google and ask "this you?," you know?

[lb_lee]

She really was great, and I’m really glad so much of her work was archived!

As far as I know, she’s still around, no clue whether she still soulbonds or not. But grateful for her early work nevertheless!