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never gone

3d Orjeta

Joshua Phelps

it’s hard
not to feel
withdrawn

when the ones
you love

have crossed
to the other
side.

they’re
never gone,

but it feels
so wrong—

like a song
out of tempo,
out of place.

and you know
nothing can
bring them back,

but still
you do your best
to stay strong.

because life
never stops,

and the ones
you’ve lost

are never
gone.

inspired by mayday parade’s “happy endings are stories that haven’t ended yet.”

written in memory of my mom—gone in body, never in spirit.

this is for anyone trying to carry love through the silence.

#grief #neverforgotten #maydayparade #freeverse #loss #healing #poetry #remembering #nevergone

3d Orjeta

A poem for my mother

3d Orjeta

Lostling

A poem for my mother

Your guiding hands are always there
To catch me when I fall.
Soft combs through my tangled hair
Hugs, a protective wall.

Your strength's a roaring lioness,
Your heart burning so bright,
Fighting through the crushing stress.
You burn away the night

Happy Mother's Day!

#mother #day

3d Orjeta

True Love Will Find You in the End

3d Orjeta

Ḍjịnn نوراني

True Love Will Find You in the End

Love is fleeting;
not promised,
nor permanent.
But if you look for it--
you'll see,
always Present.

*titular Daniel Johnston homage, 1984

#truelove

3d Orjeta

Do Not Rewrite the Past

3d Orjeta

afrota

Do Not Rewrite the Past

Do not rewrite the past.
No hand can erase
what time has carved
in wounded skin.

Let your oldest notebook
inscribe the first line
of a new tale —
written in fresh tears
and the sweat
of becoming
a future still unfolding.

3d Orjeta

dust to dust

3d Orjeta

Esther

dust to dust

i have just moved all our pictures
into the hidden folder
the graveyard of memories
my heart aches with endless yearning
sorrow, grief and regret

our love was so short-lived
like a helpless little kitten
that died before it ever got a chance
to fully experience the wonders of life

our love was a flickering candle flame
that burnt so bright
and fizzled so soon

my tattooed golden retriever
my soldier, my love
you said it was "right person, wrong time"
but what if the timing could never favour upon us?
what if we could never find our way back to each other?

𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨...

#grief #breakup #loss #ex #love #yearning #sad #heartbreak #time #memories

Feb 20 Orjeta

Beside you - A poem to be read two ways

Feb 20 Orjeta

Soulless

Beside you - A poem to be read two ways

I see you in the dark,
A shadow lost in time,
But your light calls me,
And I find the climb.

Through all the years we've missed,
And all the love we sought,
I reach for you in silence,
In every battle fought.

Your tears fall like the rain,
Washing all that’s past,
But still, your voice whispers,
A promise made to last.

I will stand beside you,
No matter where we go,
Through the quiet and the chaos,
Through every ebb and flow.

Feb 20 Orjeta

Is it?

Feb 20 Orjeta

Soulless

Is it?

Is it really

Depression

If you can acknowledge

That you're not ok?

Is it really

Denial

If you know why

It turned out this way?

Is it really

Anxiety

If you have a

Valid reason to worry?

— The End —