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sophie bird's avatar

my heart

Carol Shamon's avatar

the ocean I’m so scared of

because it reminds me of love... Yum!

T R Poulson's avatar

Love it! The use of language and metaphor is superb, and I love how it builds and then whiplashes me (in a good way) with that simple surprise ending. I want to keep reading this one all day long

Svetlana Litvinchuk's avatar

That ending was so powerful--whiplash is a fantastic way to describe it, T R.

Reagan Pugh's avatar

...the meal I make for my friends so I don’t have / to tell them I need them... (❤️)

Svetlana Litvinchuk's avatar

Love LOVE this line.

Rachel Danziger's avatar

Love it

Svetlana Litvinchuk's avatar

So glad you love this poem, Rachel. Thank you for your readership.

Carah Gedeon's avatar

Ohhhh wow. This is stunning.

Svetlana Litvinchuk's avatar

Thank you for reading!