I feel like a place people go to bury the love
they don’t want anymore, to plant things they know
they don’t have the time
to tend to.
And I know that I am more
than the sum
of all the people who could not love me,
but I am always quick to forget this.
In my sorrow, every fresh goodbye sounds more like an “I told you so.”
I hear it in the sound
of my own voice.
You said “sometimes people aren’t running away
from you,
they’re running away from themselves.”
But it never feels like that.
I see your good shoes stuck in my muddy earth.
I see footprints
stretching out away from me
and nothing else.
This was an awesome write with great imagery. Bravo.
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thank you so much 😍
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This is of a depth which on first reading is not sounded. I feel stimulated by this imagery. Yet without a good grounding nothing comes to fruition. Chris T.
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Yes, beautifully written!!
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thank you for the beautiful comment 😍
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This is an amazing piece of writing, thank you for sharing it.
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thank you so much for stopping by and beautiful comment, that’s mean alot for me 😍
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I really like it… It kind of reflects on my mood atm.
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thank you so much for the beautiful comment
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I really love it. This is so beautifully written
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thank you so much that’s mean alot for me , I am glad you loved it 😍
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This reflects where I’ve been often. Beautiful images of a frustrating time.
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A beautiful piece of stretching out and such an apt picture too. Great.
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thank you so much 🤩
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Welcome
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“…your good shoes stuck in my muddy earth”
There is so much of beauty and sadness in this single line. Loved it. Just read a few pieces by you and already hooked. Following.
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thank you so much for the beautiful compliments and following my page that’s mean a lot for me 😍😍
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This gave me a great idea for a short!
Loved it. Those first lines were so well written.
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thank you so much for the beautiful compliment, I am glad you loved it
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Anytime!
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I have felt this in so much of my life. It’s a shitty feeling, but it really does say more about them than about you. Even if it doesn’t feel that way at the time, or maybe ever. hugs
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What a lovely poem. Congrats 🙂
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thank you so much
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You’re welcome 🙂
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I can really relate to this… beautifully written poem!
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very beautiful. and just a little sad
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The feels hit so hard.
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Love this 🙂 Looking forward to reading more of your stuff!
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Beautiful !
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Beautifull imagery.
Picture fit so well with the theme. I liked
“I see your good shoes stuck in my muddy earth” line very much.
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Your poetry is awe-inspiring. Thank you for liking my innocent blog.
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