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Johnell Newman's avatar

Wow!

A Dreamer's Quill's avatar

Oh this is beautiful, feels so raw. Amazing imagery too, felt both like reading a poem and a story

Ryan Bresingham's avatar

thank you so much for reading!!

dhia's avatar

woah, this is beautiful

Ryan Bresingham's avatar

thank you sm!!

Nicole's avatar

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 :)

Ryan Bresingham's avatar

what a compliment, thank you so much! ☺️

c.w.'s avatar

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

Ryan Bresingham's avatar

this is so kind, thank you so much! truly appreciate it :)

Shannon Black-Youel's avatar

The car dealer imagery oh my gosh!!!! I loved it, Ryan.

Ryan Bresingham's avatar

i’m so glad, thank you so much for reading! :)

lia brantley ☆'s avatar

this is just plain awesome.

kayleigh's avatar

Incredible!!! I'd love to read more poetry from you

Ryan Bresingham's avatar

thank you!! plenty more to come :)

Viella˙˚⭒˖・'s avatar

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.

Ryan Bresingham's avatar

so so sorry for your loss. sending you all the best <3

bella's avatar

wowwww your visual storytelling is amazing

Ryan Bresingham's avatar

you are amazing

Dr. Nicole Mirkin's avatar

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.

Dayana's avatar

The imagery is beautiful and your writing is stunning. I loved this little collection <3