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I am afraid

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By M.Published about a month ago β€’ Updated 29 days ago β€’ 1 min read
Top Story - March 2026

Of course we're locked

Into our sufferings,

Said Cohen

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Yet I've loved you of

A love with no name

And couldn't be

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Three times I asked

If there was hope

You couldn't see

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And now I'm meant to cut

Branches off my body

And be well?

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But we were happy once

When there was hope

We were happy once

When we believed

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I don't have you now, and I can't fill

Your void with platitudes

You found me broken, and made

me believe I could be whole

Familyheartbreaksad poetry

About the Creator

M.

Half-time writer, all time joker. M. Maponi specializes in speculative fiction, and speculates on the best way to get his shit together.

Author of "Reality and Contagion" and "Consultancy Blues"

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  • Maya Or Tzur30 days ago

    β€œYou found me broken, and made me believe I could be whole” - heartbreaking. The whole poem is heartbreaking, honestly. And very touching. πŸ’”

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  • sleepy draftsabout a month ago

    Damn. Beautifully done.

  • Sara Wilsonabout a month ago

    This is so sad but truly beautifully written

  • Kelli Sheckler-Amsdenabout a month ago

    this is so touching

  • Melissa Ingoldsbyabout a month ago

    Very sad 😒 and heartbreaking πŸ’”

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