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Silver Sparrow's avatar

Lost my words and you found them

Roman Newell's avatar

Thanks, my friend.

Derek Reinhard's avatar

Glad I found you, rummaging in my trashcan heart.

Roman Newell's avatar

Thank you for reading, Derek.

George Kalantzis's avatar

Why you always gotta punch me in the feels

Linda Caroll's avatar

Christ, Roman. Clever of you not to show the knife in that silhouette

Joan Spilman's avatar

"... Cry, cry, cry with the sorrow of an abandoned bird."

Susan Safi's avatar

Amazing, deep, tugging at the strings (that tie us). Thank you for sharing this

Roman Newell's avatar

Thank you for reading, Susan. Boy, aren’t we all connected? (By those strings?)

Jen Dean's avatar

🖤

Norm Valentine's avatar

By any chance, are you “by Roman” on YouTube?

Sara's avatar

Crying in the uni parking lot

Toi Thomas's avatar

This poem makes you want to know more, experience more. Nicely done.

Roman Newell's avatar

Thank you, Toi. Appreciate you taking the time to read.

Jill Eng's avatar

Brilliant, beautiful, scorching piece, Roman. I think you wove in excerpts from other pieces you've written, too. Your psychological perspectives are mesmerizing and astute. The pain comes through and the universality of it all.

Roman Newell's avatar

Thank you, Jill. This entire piece is actually from this past MD.

Jill Eng's avatar

You know I recall that piece. And I was thinking this was that, but for some reason I thought it was a mixture. In any case, obviously it's an incredibly strong piece.

Michaela Dominguez's avatar

I always hated Mother's Day because it felt like a lie I couldn't live with.

Roman Newell's avatar

Still do. I’m right there with you.

Michaela Dominguez's avatar

Holidays have become non-existent in my family. We're not even really a family anymore. Just strangers who live in the same house who happen to share DNA.

Roman Newell's avatar

Please take care of yourself, my friend.

Michaela Dominguez's avatar

I am. You too.

QuYahni B Joseph's avatar

You are killing me. Jesus, this cuts.