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Month: January 2024

House of Honey

January 19, 2024 melissagenerally

In my deepest dreams I find my way back to the old house, before it was destroyed and restored, when at night it was surrounded by dark woods and the sounds of night creatures and pond frogs, and a train in the distance; I slept there then and I do again. And again. It's sticky… Continue reading House of Honey

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the prayer

January 7, 2024May 19, 2025 melissagenerally

Our God, (the one in heaven) my name is sacred, too. kingdoms come and kingdoms go; the Wills are always getting contested, so our bread goes to the birds who legally cannot trespass at all, anywhere. anyway, I forget the rest but I remember hearing you slept when your friends were afraid and then they… Continue reading the prayer

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Crying Over Milk

January 5, 2024February 11, 2024 melissagenerally

Grief doesn't kill us. (though of course it should) It hurts just enough to shatter a human heart, but not enough to stop its beating, while the things that actually kill a person wouldn't be worth mentioning, otherwise. How stupidly like milk we are, to just expire when some date arrives. melissa suarez

Tagged grief, heartbreak, loss, pain, poetry, sadnessLeave a comment

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