Short poems about loss and longing
Short poems about loss, longing, and what keeps reaching.
These are shorter poems about loss and longing - pieces you can read in one breath and keep with you afterward.
One Kid Read This
I wish I could have warned you. I know it all seemed like just a game— following those older boys, up the concrete curved staircase
Keep readingTake My Hand
You don't yet know me, but I know exactly who you are. I've made every mistake you've made and will make, countless times, at great cost.
Keep readingForcefield
One day you'll meet a person Who, for no reason at all, doesn't like you On sight. It might be a teacher, it might be a boss They might hold, for a moment, your future
Keep readingStriped with Life
I watched you with a 4-crayon pack, Filling letters with a careful hand, Each stroke a single color. Halfway through, I touched your tiny wrist— "Try filling the other half of the letter
Keep readingThe Messenger
One day, you'll discover a way to do things— a logical structure to your thoughts and a method to enforce
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