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Kathy's avatar

See it in my mind. You know it so well. Leaves us all thinking

Pretty Thunder's avatar

Thank you for reading so deeply 🖤

Josh Liveright's avatar

Remarkable. Intense. Palpable. Yearning for more of the story.

Petra's avatar

I read this holding my breath. So much beauty and horror woven together, and that ending... “every living thing / fully loaded.” Absolutely haunting. <3

Pretty Thunder's avatar

Thank you siStar 🖤🧚‍♀️

Blackthorn's avatar

exhale squeeze

A. Razor's avatar

I know this from a parallel experience, felt this hard…

Pretty Thunder's avatar

Thank you for reading. And being 🌌🖤

Jolene Thibodeaux's avatar

ma-chee hokte hala 💙

Diane Perazzo's avatar

Stunning. Yes, I too have seen guns laid on the bed. ❤️💦

Pretty Thunder's avatar

sending love SiStar. Extra… i know you’re on your holy walk.. with the grief. 🩷💦 big hug.

The Monday to Friday Poet's avatar

Exquisite imagery!

Pretty Thunder's avatar

Thank you SiStar 🖤🧚‍♀️

Vivien Beere's avatar

What a gripping poem.Thankyou🌺

Pretty Thunder's avatar

Thank you for reading deeply 🩷🧚‍♀️

Vivien Beere's avatar

Your work deserves deep reading! 🌺

Linda Blatnik's avatar

oh god.

my cousin, when little,

found a gun and shot himself with a dum dum bullet.

my sons couldn't even have plastic guns.

beautifully expressed, PT.

Pretty Thunder's avatar

Thank you siStar. 🖤

Andrew Baglia ✨⛏️'s avatar

I love your writing.

Pretty Thunder's avatar

Thank you for reading and being 🖤🌌

Catnaps & CrowFeet Poetry's avatar

This was an incredibly beautiful, gut-wrenching poem. The storytelling is unbelievablely compelling, and feels painfully authentic. I, too, read this holding my breath 🫂