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Chad R Herman's avatar

These are neat. I never thought of making journal posts a poem.. what a neat idea. Please subscribe and receive an original poem every morning

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Bougie Hippie's avatar

He put the bottle down to make toast. Buttered and cinnamon to the edges is a visual now hinged to my memory bank.

🖤

“Pretending toast was enough to make it feel

like we were a real family.”

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Rebecca Kueny's avatar

So profound and beautiful. Thank you, as always ❤️

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Debra King's avatar

Thanks so much Rebecca ❤️

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Priya | The Pretend Poet's avatar

“Don’t give her a reason”. Gods, I feel that Debra. Even reading that took me back to when I used to hear it. This is such a raw and powerful piece. Thank you so much for sharing this.

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Debra King's avatar

Thank you for being here and reading Priya ❤️

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Saira Anwar's avatar

This is achingly beautiful, raw and powerful, my friend. It broke my heart and healed something all at once. The way you capture the fragility of small moments, cinnamon on toast, butter to the edges, a chipped teacup, it’s like watching someone trying to say “I love you” without the words. The line “when you grow up in a house where love is rationed, you learn to feast on crumbs” hit like truth I didn’t know I’d been carrying.

You’ve captured the tension beneath the surface so powerfully, the softness wrapped in warning. That image of cinnamon thick as dust, the toast buttered all the way... it’s a kind of love, isn’t it? Flawed, tired, but still trying.

Thank you for giving voice to the soft, complicated grief so many of us have lived. I’ll be holding this burnt-sugar memory with you. 💛❤️❤️‍🩹✨️

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Debra King's avatar

Oh Saira… your comment brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for seeing it and for feeling it. 🤍🍞

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Saira Anwar's avatar

My pleasure, my friend. Your words are such a gift, inspiring, tender, and soothing. I’ll always be here to read them, see them, and feel them with you. ❤️💛✨️🫶🏻

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