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Detached

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By Melissa IngoldsbyPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Detached
Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash

I’m detached from pain

It’s repressed in strange places,

Like a moon-tide storm.

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About the Creator

Melissa Ingoldsby

My work:

Patheos,

The Job, The Space Between Us, Green,

The Unlikely Bounty, Straight Love, The Heart Factory, The Half Paper Moon, I am Bexley and Atonement by JMS Books

Silent Bites by Eukalypto

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  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout a year ago

    Whoaaaa, that hit so hard and was so deep! Loved your poem!

  • Mariann Carrollabout a year ago

    I love this poem. How a feeling of detachment relationship to the sky .

  • Daphsamabout a year ago

    Very powerful words, I can relate.

  • Andrew C McDonaldabout a year ago

    Lovely and poignant

  • L.I.Eabout a year ago

    Wow this was deep and sad ♥️ excellent haiku.

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