Past Lives
familiar souls
Maybe I knew you in another life…
Like how the snake knew Lilith’s curves…
Or how Collier knew Lilith.
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Chronic Ache in the Soul of a Single Parent
There is a chronic ache in the soul of a single parent. It lingers, feeling endless. This ache feels so difficult, especially when you look at other families. They seem so… whole. They seem so joyful and complete. There is a husband and a wife and children in a stroller. Thinking about your single state, you realize how awkward you feel, how out of place at various functions and gatherings. They are all happily together and you’re miserably alone. Disappointment with the current life circumstances just settles in to stay, or so it feels. How could these layers of disappointment be broken up anyhow?
By Rowan Finley 7 days ago in Humans
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Wow, I how this poem is so short but answered the mystery of the past.
"Knew" carries so much weight here, particularly in the old Biblical sense, which ties so nicely into Adam and Eve etc. Subtly done👏
Fabulously-written Em! I've missed you on here my friend!
Perhaps. But alas, only in my dreams.
Lovely, lovely, Em <3
Such a gorgeous, sensual piece!
Gorgeous lilting verse that beautifully follows the coils and curves of the painting.
This reminded me of the red string theory but this one is across different lifetimes. Loved your poem!
I love this. Short but memorable. I just looked mesmerized by your cover photo and thought 'wow, there must have been one helluva party in 1889!' ⚡💙⚡