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sarah ⋆˚꩜。's avatar

truly truly beautiful. wow. so much raw emotion and talent encapsulated in your words. you write so powerfully. never stop writing. i am so sorry for your loss❤️

cali's avatar

thank you ❤️

Guy Writes Words's avatar

Wow, so raw and emotional. Inspiring even, I haven’t written because of the fear of displaying emotion more publicly on Substack, thank you for inspiring me

Mystic Neon's avatar

This doesn’t feel like something you need to apologize for. It feels honest, raw, and painfully human.

“Good mourning” says a lot about grief without trying to make it beautiful, and I think that’s what makes the poem land. You don’t have to be “better” to write about it, either.

Sometimes surviving the feeling is the only conclusion available.

Thank you for trusting people enough to share this!

cali's avatar

thank you, i appreciate your feedback so much! it’s been a rough while, so hearing your kind words definitely tells me my message reached its audience. writing poetry is difficult sometimes in trying to create the “perfect” image for a reader to see. i’m always grateful for you. thank you again ❤️

Mystic Neon's avatar

Always. And honestly, forget the “perfect” image. Sometimes the messy version hits harder anyway 😂

Keep writing, I’ll keep reading!

the lich's avatar

this was beautiful. i'm proud of you for giving your poetry a try again, and sorry for your loss cali 🖤

cali's avatar

thank you ❤️‍🩹 it was more refreshing than i expected it to be. i have been sitting with so many words inside myself lately and have been all too scared to say it aloud. so i’m very grateful you read it — means more than you know!