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sonja ringo's avatar

viscerally, beautifully haunting

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Jozef Cain's avatar

Thank you, Sonj!!

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Nancy Santos's avatar

Stunning work, Jozef!

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Jozef Cain's avatar

Thank you Nanse. Appreciate you!

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julie radford's avatar

“Got memories of psychosis

feeding on her angelic being.” -

this whole piece hit close to home but this sentence especially made me breathe in sharply. only love x

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Jozef Cain's avatar

<3

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Debdutta Pal's avatar

I (almost) want to quit writing poetry. What a beauty.

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Jozef Cain's avatar

Don't quit! That's an amazing compliment from you though, thank you Deb.

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A. Njoto's avatar

You cut me open and left...

Cruel cruel thing 👺

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Jozef Cain's avatar

I am still here, Adrian :)

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Edward Swafford's avatar

😂😂😂😂

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Khrystyna Catalina's avatar

painful poetry and cool structure

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Jozef Cain's avatar

Appreciate ya, thanks for reading!

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E.R. Davis's avatar

Brilliant piece Jozef! The poem with its twisted formatting plus the audio is an unreal combo

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Jozef Cain's avatar

E.R.! Thanks so much for listening.

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Just Kayla's avatar

Wow!! This was amazingly raw. I felt too much

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Jozef Cain's avatar

You get me and it means the world to me.

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Maisie Archer's avatar

Love everything about this - I have a particular fondness for the title. Something about that word . . .

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Jozef Cain's avatar

It's really a cool word. I think I started with the word and let the poem flow after choosing that word.

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Jill Eng's avatar

What an incredible piece, Jozef. Perfection as the art goes. Though the subject matter is heartbreaking. Pain. But poignant poetry.

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Jozef Cain's avatar

Thank you for that Jill.

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H. R. Sinclair's avatar

If I catch that genie frolicking anywhere it’s on sight.

Beautifully heartbreaking piece, my friend.

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Jozef Cain's avatar

Hahahaha, I tip my hat to you sir Sinclair.

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Harley King's avatar

Wow!

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Edward Swafford's avatar

Trauma never looked so good.

What a scene-stealer of a poem, King Joziah 🥹🥹⚡️

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Jozef Cain's avatar

Thank you, muh lord.

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