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A Poem

By Angel AdagioPublished about a year ago β€’ 1 min read
Top Story - July 2024
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I read your email enough times to recite and retell every lie you conjured up:

I miss you

I care about you

I love you.

Thousands of words written on a virtual document,

all of them meaningless.

You said you wanted to make amends,

but refused to apologize for the deep wounds

created by you.

You said you were proud of me

in who I grew up to be

and there's more you want to see.

You said this was your olive branch

in hopes I reach back out

and we meet somewhere close to what we were before.

Younger me would've given anything for this chance,

but I am all grown up

and I am choosing to cut down the tree

that represented you and me.

I wish you well

let your life be fulfilling

I hope your dreams come true

as I hope mine do too

just without you.

fact or fictionFamilyFriendshipheartbreakMental Health

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Angel Adagio

A story worth telling πŸ–€

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Outstanding

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  1. Excellent storytelling

    Original narrative & well developed characters

  2. Heartfelt and relatable

    The story invoked strong personal emotions

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  • Cindy Calderabout a year ago

    Ah, but the strength embodied in your words - great poem. Congratulations on the Top Story - well done.

  • Alys Revnaabout a year ago

    I feel this deep in my bones. What a beautiful piece. Thank you for sharing. βœ¨πŸ’•

  • Anna about a year ago

    Loved how you described it all, hope you'll get better soon😊

  • This is a pain that can only be understood by a child of any age whose parent let them down not once but for life. At least that is how it feels to me. Oozing with inner strength!

  • Emily Kittyabout a year ago

    Oh wow beautifully written, well done ❀

  • ReadShakurrabout a year ago

    Deeply felt

  • Andrea Corwin about a year ago

    Oooh so poignant and deeply felt! Congratulations on TS. πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

  • Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! πŸŽ‰πŸ’–πŸŽŠπŸŽ‰πŸ’–πŸŽŠ

  • Margaret Brennanabout a year ago

    first: congratulations on your TS. This is definitely more powerful and meaningful than just a "bye, see ya". I love it.

  • angela hepworthabout a year ago

    So powerfulβ€”congrats on top story!

  • TamalaSpatesabout a year ago

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  • Joe Pattersonabout a year ago

    Congratulations on top story.

  • Rachel Steinmetzabout a year ago

    This is profoundly heartbreaking… Nice job!

  • Cathy holmesabout a year ago

    This feels liberating. Nicely done. Congrats on the TS.

  • Testabout a year ago

    Great writing!

  • This was extremely powerful and felt so liberating!

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