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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.

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Archive entry 105

If one kid reads this

I wish I could have warned you. I know it all seemed like just a game—

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Archive entry 28

Let's walk together

You don't yet know me, but I know exactly who you are. I've made every mistake you've made

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Archive entry 3

You can

One day you'll meet a person Who, for no reason at all, doesn't like you On sight.

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Archive entry 14

Comes from love

I watched you with a 4-crayon pack, Filling letters with a careful hand, Each stroke a single color.

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Archive entry 29

Hold close the messenger

One day, you'll discover a way to do things— a logical structure to your

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