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i took your socks. i don't remember if you wore shoes— but just before they took you, i took your socks. i don't know why. you didn't need them, but i regretted it instantly. later i bought you new socks: long, cable-knit ones to keep you cozy. to keep you warm. i'll never forget.
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Nov 1, 2024
Nov 1, 2024 at 5:10 PM UTC
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i took your socks. i don't remember if you wore shoes— but just before they took you, i took your socks. i don't know why. you didn't need them, but i regretted it instantly. later i bought you new socks: long, cable-knit ones to keep you cozy. to keep you warm. i'll never forget.
it's november, and i'm crying again— not that i ever truly stopped. your birthday is this month, the first one without you. as if thanksgiving weren't enough, it'll mark a year since you left. i miss you, mom.
#freeverse#poetry#grief#grieving#death#november
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aratorres
26/Puerto Rico
Nov 1, 2024
Nov 1, 2024 at 5:10 PM UTC
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