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Mahmoud Owies's avatar

You're a legend

Abbey Wade's avatar

Goodness! Thank you, Mahmoud. You’re so sweet!!

Candy Downs's avatar

You’re my long distance love ♥️

Abbey Wade's avatar

You’re mine🥹. Forever and always ❤️

eptskay..'s avatar

I love this!

Abbey Wade's avatar

Aww thank you so much!!❤️

VinylJunkieChris's avatar

This is fantastic.

Abbey Wade's avatar

Chris!! Thank you so much!!

Terryble Twitch's avatar

Fluid with feeling… ooofff 💙🐙

Abbey Wade's avatar

Awwww❤️🐙

Leslie Senevey's avatar

Beautiful!

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Thank you, Leslie ❤️

Marlana aka Outtamydamnmind's avatar

Wow. This one hits like a slow, deliberate heartbeat. The way you inhabit absence how it isn’t just missing someone, but a presence woven through everyday objects, spaces, and moments is exquisite. The moon as a shared home is such a quiet, aching kind of intimacy.✨

Abbey Wade's avatar

Oh Marlana❤️. This is so special. I felt this hard. Thank you for reading and sharing this with me xo

Marlana aka Outtamydamnmind's avatar

Thank you!!!

Andrea Hoffmann's avatar

G o r g e o u s

Abbey Wade's avatar

You are!!!

Thank you, Andrea❤️

Raine Fraser's avatar

Gorgeous writing!

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Thank you so much Raine!!❤️

Brain of J-Hawk (he/him)'s avatar

“Between ice and the breath of warmth is where I live.”

I may have to borrow this one, Abbey.

Abbey Wade's avatar

Feel free, J! Thank you for reading ❤️

Craig M. Slater's avatar

Abbey, this is lovely. Thank you for sharing it. 🙏❤️☮️

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Aww thank you so much Craig. I really appreciate it ❤️

Karen S's avatar

Aw Girrrl!!

From Romancing the Stone:

Gloria: “Joanie, you are now a WORLD-CLASS hopeless romantic.”

Joan Wilder: “No, hopeful. Hopeful romantic.”

Amazing and evocative!

Abbey Wade's avatar

Thank you Karen!!! Yes! Hopefully romantic ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Joanie Madsen's avatar

"There is no you without the absence of you." Oooh, I love this so much. 💜💜💜

Abbey Wade's avatar

Awww. Thank you, Joanie!!❤️❤️🤷‍♀️

Old Codger Steve's avatar

Sorry if you know me I I always have a song

He has recently passed

Chris Rea

" Mention of her name "

Abbey Wade's avatar

Listening now❤️

Old Codger Steve's avatar

If I may.

I hesitate with my fledgling style

Don't have your poetic touch.

This was half written before I read your quite powerful poem. Borne out of recent experience but really shifted to respond as you requested

Just having a go.

J

I cough

I splutter

As I move to the exit

Not front or back

A side door

Always to be left open

for you

I open the door for you

As you march through

Affronted, angry as you are.

The click clack of your stride

Echoes rend deep

When did I become too much

Or not enough

Do you hurt like I do

You leave

Memory of you stays

The warmth of your touch

Your presence

That rush, that stir, your sweat, your sigh

Once so close, so close

Eyes met when we.....were together wrapped together.

Never opened myself this way.

Your shadow clouds my now

I stutter to..to..to...say

Enough

I wasn't

Let it be

Your future is yours

Not mine

God speed

I love you.

Yo

Abbey Wade's avatar

Steve!!! This is beautiful!!!

“When did I become too much

Or not enough”

Wow. Love it so much. Thank you for sharing!!!

Old Codger Steve's avatar

My my. Quite taken aback that you liked it.

Thankyou

Rea's song one of the saddest of ever heard. Still resonates after 30 years

And yes I still know her name.

Hey ho.

Abbey Wade's avatar

Of course you do. We never forget the ones who carve out homes in our hearts.

Mark Hayes's avatar

Don't threaten us with a good time.

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Hahahahahha