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Nov 14, 2023
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People tell me
Grief is not linear.
I don't care.
I want you back.
I want grief,
to be,
Something I read about.
I want it to be,something.
Just,something.
Not this real
stone in my throat I cannot swallow.
Not this, tiring
Not this, hurtful
Not this,TRUE.
And not this anecdote,
We all can
relate to
I refuse to relate,
to this pain.
I won't give it power.
I will not swallow.
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Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft
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neopoet
1 year 7 months ago
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Geezer
1 year 7 months ago
This is...
one of the best poems I have read about grief, that I have read in a while. I have only admiration for someone who can put down such an emotion so clearly, in so few lines. I often write simply and sparing words. This is refreshing, although the subject is not. Kudos to you, ~ Geezer.
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kowque
1 year 7 months ago
I keep saying
Grief is painfully simple.
You get it.
Thank you.
I want it to be over though. I want to write poetry about happier things
kowque
1 year 7 months ago
The word true
Keeps ringing in my head.
I want it to stop being so loud
But, we are,where we are
Thank you for the comment
Leslie
1 year 6 months ago
kowque
I am sorry that you hurt!
kowque
1 year 6 months ago
Thank you
:)