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Sean Hood's avatar

“I’ve spent years alphabetizing catastrophes” is such a quotable line!

kay genevieve's avatar

Thanks!! Means a lot from you. It’s a good way to illustrate my OCD. And intrusive thoughts

Robert J. W.'s avatar

This is excellent!

kay genevieve's avatar

Thank you so much!

Ulysses Santillan's avatar

Great piece. The title is great. I need to pray and need to say @##$#. I need to write more raw. And use profanity 😆 🤣. Tremendous work. This hits. And Thanks for the read.

kay genevieve's avatar

Haha thank you so much!! 😊

Laura K's avatar

This is quietly devastating in the best way.

kay genevieve's avatar

Thank you bby!!

small victories's avatar

The want and the longing and that beautiful need for connection... this is fantastic ✨️

kay genevieve's avatar

Thank you very much <333

Curt Olsen's avatar

Lot of grief in that piece, kay. I can relate.

kay genevieve's avatar

Thanks for reading, Curt 🫶🏻

Curt Olsen's avatar

The grief is wedged in between the anger. ❤️

marriah's avatar

“Maybe I bit the inside of my mouth again” stunning line! love the way this poem begins

kay genevieve's avatar

Thank you 😊

From Kelly's avatar

“I don’t think I’ll ever forget being lipsed

So intentionally. So constructionally

I still don’t know what survives us.”

This is beautiful, thanks for sharing 🤍