3/2/22 3:26pm
They say grief gets lighter over time and
I suppose that should
make sense but I’ve
never been very strong my father always
told me to go to the gym I guess I should
have listened maybe my arms wouldn’t
fall to my sides at the sight of your grave
if I had renewed my membership but I
was only twelve
how could I know ten
pounds would save my heart from its own
demise how could I know it would have
been the perfect training to carry your
rotten corpse from the living room into my
bed
/
When my brittle ice / whittles at citrus
from the wife / whose lips curl
showcase each breath / on my knees
I remember these / wrapped around the
little bones / in here / life / grown to the birds
They melt
the end
— ODH
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Olivia Dodge
22 | Chicago
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Excerpt II
excerpt 4/27/24 Have I told you that you are the warmest womb to ever have revived me? The doctors won’t listen. I visit her daily until I can’t anymore. She understands, tells me I’m the only one who makes her feel guarded, and I have never thought of guarded in the sense of secure, only closed. My dear friend lies still in her cotton consummation, destined to blight the waters with blood, and I fear I am the only one who knows how to help– Would you really stoop to such a rotten sense of delusion? On what pedestal must you stand to enlighten a child–
By Olivia Dodge2 months ago in Poets
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Congrats on top story!
Congrats on Top Story! :)
I really love the creativity of your layout in this piece. It adds a lot to the heaviness of the emotion
Stunningly written. Your unique format makes for an amazing flow and reading experience!
The movement and flow in this poem was stunning. Congrats on the Top Story!
I love the endless liminal flow of your piece, visceral and emotional
I love these endless liminal flow of your piece, visceral and emotional
Nice Work. I enjoyed your poem very much. Let me know your thoughts on my work, open to constuctive feedback.
Heartfelt words on loss
I find this thought provoking... beautifully written. I love the slashes in the end! Those last lines are entrancing, I wonder more about their meaning... Lovely.