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Genius in a Bottle
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Grief
Theodore McDowell
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Genius in a Bottle
Apr 30
POETRY
Visiting a Friend in a Psych Program
Delusions tangle in my friend’s aura
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Theodore McDowell
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Genius in a Bottle
Mar 17
POETRY
A Daughter of Prometheus
You come promising sorrow
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Theodore McDowell
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Jun 27, 2023
My Sister’s Last True Smile
The end of our childhood
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Theodore McDowell
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Genius in a Bottle
Jun 22, 2023
Damn This Disease
Scattered memories, empty of lament, drift past her unnoticed
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Theodore McDowell
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Jun 14, 2023
Grief Seems Endless
Like being impaled on a wooden stake
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Theodore McDowell
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Jun 9, 2023
The Pain of Separation
Tearing apart the intimacy
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Theodore McDowell
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Genius in a Bottle
Mar 21, 2023
The Dead Are Never Silent
I pray for a caesura of silence
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Theodore McDowell
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Genius in a Bottle
Feb 2, 2023
Silence Binds Us Together
Experiencing my mother’s grief
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Theodore McDowell
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Genius in a Bottle
May 13, 2022
Old Couple in a Seaside Bistro
Grief within love
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Myriam Ben Salem🦋
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Feb 26, 2022
It Is Never Easy To Write About Grieving a Beloved Being Especially Innocent Stray Animals
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