Where have you gone?
Vanishing without a trace.
Smothered whole.
How does it work?
Do not worry, I am right here
Heart moving, I couldn't stop crying
More stories from Valerie Racine and writers in Poets and other communities.
Ahead in the clouds. Below, in the bottom of hell. You sustain us all.
By Valerie Racine3 years ago in Poets
In my thirties I was scheduled to lead an overnight reset at the chain bookstore where I managed. Remove the books. Relocate the fixtures.
By Cali Loria5 days ago in Poets
First, learn the architecture of safety. Understand that walls are not cruelty —they are memory. They are the places you learned to survive when no one else knew how to hold you. Run your hands along them. Notice how solid they feel. This is the strength you built alone.
By Shannon Lemire5 days ago in Poets
There are days when I’m grateful Amazon doesn’t tell me specifically who has bought my book and who hasn’t. If they did, I would be heartbroken when I read the list and noticed all the important names in my life were not on my list of customers.
By Ellen Frances7 days ago in Writers
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Do not worry, I am right here
Heart moving, I couldn't stop crying