It’s in the grip of these days
I lose track of things
Once easily remembered
It all blurs so suddenly
Passing me by without notice
But sometimes, you are here
Amidst the chaos and broken things
Smiling, the way you would
When none of this mattered
Because in those fleeting moments
We shared, the pieces lay abandoned
And the darkness cowered to the light
We found in one another
Sure, the time, hours, passed by
The years blurred as the days do now
And as quickly as you were here then
You have gone, shuffled amongst
The things I lose track of these days
As sorrow stains the pit of my stomach
And I wait, seemingly without end
For you to remember me again
In your dreams, the only place left
Where we can share a glimpse
Of the way we used to be
Beautiful poem!
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Just perfect, River. Heartfelt.
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Thank you, Bojana.
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This is beautiful! Achingly sad, it grips the heart! ❤
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Thank you, Penny.
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Achingly beautiful and haunting.
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Thank you very much.
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For no apparent reason, i am sobbing.
Oh wait… ↑ there’s the reason
Jaysus, River.
♥.
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Thanks for reading, Niki.
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Heartfelt, heartbreaking. The way it ends just did it for me. Excellent poem, River.
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Thank you very much.
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Emotionally haunting. Lovely.
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Thank you, Samantha.
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Yep, it’s all in the dreams now.
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But it’s worth it, right?
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Until you wake up.
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I love this poem, so real and true.
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Nice to see you, Judy. Thank you.
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Such painful words. Have to feel them to know them.
Beautiful writing. 🙂
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Thank you very much for reading.
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There are so many ghosts here. This really touched me
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Thank you.
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Beautiful piece, has shades of nostalgia! Kind of made me emotional. Remarkable!
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Thank you!
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Deeply touching.
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Thanks, Sam.
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That was weapons-grade poignancy…
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Thanks.
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I love this, River. I read it three times, each time better. Never stop writing.
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Thank you very much, Tara. I don’t know about never, but for now, I don’t think I’m quite done yet.
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Good to hear! I look forward to your next book o poems… you know, whenever that is 😌
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“As sorrow stains the pit of my stomach”, I love that line. All together a melancholic write mourning for the past…
Beautiful!
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I really appreciate you reading, thank you.
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That is beautiful River! Sad and nostalgic. It truly resonates! 🙂
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Thank you, Liola. I hope you are doing well.
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You’re welcome! I’m doing okay. Hope you are too 😊
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Poignant and beautiful !
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absolutely gorgeous poem! 🤗
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Thank you very much!
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