This is so beautifully written, thank you for sharing.
I felt this in my bones. Even after 5 years of losing my brother, I still can’t reach the acceptance stage. I’ve tried writing about it, but I can’t finish without freaking out and ending up crying for hours.
There’s a lot of courage in writing grief this directly without trying to soften it or make it pretty. Each stage holds its own weight, and you let them exist without rushing past any of them. It reads like someone staying present with pain instead of trying to escape it. That kind of patience with loss is rare. It leaves space for both devastation and peace to exist side by side.
Wow!
Oh this is beautiful, feels so raw. Amazing imagery too, felt both like reading a poem and a story
thank you so much for reading!!
woah, this is beautiful
thank you sm!!
I appreciate how you show grief as a messy, non-linear process rather than a checklist of stages. This is incredible I can’t wait to read more :)
what a compliment, thank you so much! ☺️
you capture such vivid emotions and imagery with your storytelling; i’m in absolute awe. the structure of this poem is so powerful and well done
this is so kind, thank you so much! truly appreciate it :)
The car dealer imagery oh my gosh!!!! I loved it, Ryan.
i’m so glad, thank you so much for reading! :)
this is just plain awesome.
thank you!!
Incredible!!! I'd love to read more poetry from you
thank you!! plenty more to come :)
This is so beautifully written, thank you for sharing.
I felt this in my bones. Even after 5 years of losing my brother, I still can’t reach the acceptance stage. I’ve tried writing about it, but I can’t finish without freaking out and ending up crying for hours.
so so sorry for your loss. sending you all the best <3
wowwww your visual storytelling is amazing
you are amazing
There’s a lot of courage in writing grief this directly without trying to soften it or make it pretty. Each stage holds its own weight, and you let them exist without rushing past any of them. It reads like someone staying present with pain instead of trying to escape it. That kind of patience with loss is rare. It leaves space for both devastation and peace to exist side by side.
The imagery is beautiful and your writing is stunning. I loved this little collection <3