20.04.2026

In response to Ragtag Daily Prompt: https://wp.me/p9YcOU-6kq

They call it 
a dud.

Something that didn’t work.
Didn’t shine.
Didn’t become
what it was expected to be.

A failure—
in the eyes of the world.

But not everything
that appears
to fall flat
is without purpose.

Sometimes
what doesn’t ignite
is protecting you.

A path that didn’t open. A moment that didn’t land.
A dream
that stayed quiet.

We label it disappointment.

But what if
it was direction?

Because not all sparks
are meant to catch.

Some are meant
to fade—
so something truer
can take its place.

A dud
is not always
the end of something.

Sometimes
it is the space
left behind—

for what actually belongs to you.

And maybe one day you will look back
at what didn’t happen…

and understand
why it couldn’t.

— Maggie
The Afterlove Voice 💫

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2 responses to “✨ RDP – “Dud””

  1. Carol anne Avatar

    huge hug 🙌🙌✨✨ beautiful poem!

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you, I needed that hug 🫂. 😘

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