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Hannah Torkelson's avatar

This felt incredibly intimate. I love that you included exact details like the name of the lake. Beautiful.

Casey Murphy's avatar

Thank you so much <3

George | the culture crunch's avatar

"I'll be looking out the window of somebody else's car on a rainy night in July, and I won't know you're gone yet." That might be the best line about anticipatory grief I've read in a long time. The seasons carrying the whole relationship is quietly devastating.

Great to have your voice here on Substack, Casey. Subscribed and look forward to reading more. I would love you to do the same, if my writing resonates.

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Thank you so much for reading and your support :). I subscribed as well.

Just Kayla's avatar

Felt the emotions dredging from past to present with no real rest. Well done!

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Thank you so much, Kayla :)

Return to Poetry's avatar

Lovely poem! Thank you for sharing!

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Thank you for reading :)

itsmichelled_'s avatar

You captured that sense of heart break & separation so well that I need to reorient after reading this; well done, so beautifully written

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Thank you so much for reading. I’m glad you found it meaningful.

Azure Jo Storm's avatar

This was lovely Casey, well done!

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Thank you so much for your support ❤️

Julie M's avatar

Beautifully written♥️

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Thank you, Julie!!! ❤️

Philip's avatar

Your poems flicker like scenes from the Midwest of my dreams 💙🙏

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Thank you so much for the support. It means a lot!! 🙏🏼❤️