Love and Loss
Viewing comments for Chapter 29 "Melancholy Me"NaPoWriMo April Poetry Contest
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Comment from bob cullen
Life can at times be difficult, but as life experience has taught, death can be near impossible. But as you've now discovered, time and under-standing deliver a degree of acceptance and peace. I hope you are filled with fond and loving memories of your sister, Kelly. May she be at Eternal peace.
reply by the author on 06-May-2023
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Life can at times be difficult, but as life experience has taught, death can be near impossible. But as you've now discovered, time and under-standing deliver a degree of acceptance and peace. I hope you are filled with fond and loving memories of your sister, Kelly. May she be at Eternal peace.
Comment Written 05-May-2023
reply by the author on 06-May-2023
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Bob I'm so touched by your review. Thank you so much.
Jessica
Comment from Raul1
I have enjoyed reading your piece of poetry. It's beautifully written. The sentences flow with clarity. Excellent work! No mistakes found. I like it. Thank you for sharing!
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I have enjoyed reading your piece of poetry. It's beautifully written. The sentences flow with clarity. Excellent work! No mistakes found. I like it. Thank you for sharing!
Comment Written 05-May-2023
reply by the author on 06-May-2023
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Thank you, Raul!!
Xo
Jessica
Comment from Elizabeth Henderson
Very beautifully written. Your loss is profoundly felt in this moving tribute to your sister. I lost my sister just over a year ago. I also lost my son to a fentanyl overdose. You captured the truth that loss of a loved one is something you never truly get over.
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Very beautifully written. Your loss is profoundly felt in this moving tribute to your sister. I lost my sister just over a year ago. I also lost my son to a fentanyl overdose. You captured the truth that loss of a loved one is something you never truly get over.
Comment Written 05-May-2023
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Elizabeth, I am so sorry. My heart breaks for you. Kelly?s lost her life because of her heroin addiction. I lost one of my best friends a year ago to a fentanyl overdose. I'm outraged over the increasing amount of fentanyl overdoses, something needs to happen. I am so sorry about your son, I'll keep you both in prayers. xo
Jessica
Comment from Boogienights
I'm so sorry you lost your sister, I lost mine 2 years ago, but I still hurt about it today, even though time has passed. It never goes away, but will lessen in time. I'm glad you found that interview and it helped you make sense of it all. A beautiful poem you've written.
reply by the author on 06-May-2023
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I'm so sorry you lost your sister, I lost mine 2 years ago, but I still hurt about it today, even though time has passed. It never goes away, but will lessen in time. I'm glad you found that interview and it helped you make sense of it all. A beautiful poem you've written.
Comment Written 05-May-2023
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Thank you so much. I am so sorry to hear about your sister, thank you for sharing that with me and for your empathy. It means so much.
Xo
Jessica
Comment from JT traveller
Beautiful tribute. Well crafted poem. I think it is fantastic to see your growth on this site. I feel I have grown too. It is a wonderful thing. Keep up the good work. Jacqueline
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Beautiful tribute. Well crafted poem. I think it is fantastic to see your growth on this site. I feel I have grown too. It is a wonderful thing. Keep up the good work. Jacqueline
Comment Written 05-May-2023
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Thank you, Jacqueline. That means the world to me! xoxox
Jessica
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My pleasure. Have a great day ☺️
Comment from Teri7
Jessica, I am so sorry for the loss of your baby sister. I do know how you feel as I lost my only sister that was young than me in death. It was so horrible and painful. Thanks for the many prayers that went out for me and for a merciful God that reached down and brought me back from that despair I can function and enjoy my life most days. I will be praying for you sweet one! I am so glad you read something the has helped you! love and blessings, Teri
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Jessica, I am so sorry for the loss of your baby sister. I do know how you feel as I lost my only sister that was young than me in death. It was so horrible and painful. Thanks for the many prayers that went out for me and for a merciful God that reached down and brought me back from that despair I can function and enjoy my life most days. I will be praying for you sweet one! I am so glad you read something the has helped you! love and blessings, Teri
Comment Written 05-May-2023
reply by the author on 05-May-2023
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Teri I am so sorry to hear that. Your empathy and kind words mean so much to me.
Xoxoxo
Jessica
Comment from Roxanna Andrews
A very beautiful poem of expressed feelings of grief. I too lost my little sister to cancer. It was very hard and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of her. She was the youngest of 5. I am so sorry for your loss and know that feeling of grief. It isn't something you ever get over, you just learn to live with it.
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A very beautiful poem of expressed feelings of grief. I too lost my little sister to cancer. It was very hard and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of her. She was the youngest of 5. I am so sorry for your loss and know that feeling of grief. It isn't something you ever get over, you just learn to live with it.
Comment Written 05-May-2023
reply by the author on 05-May-2023
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Roxana, I am so moved by your words, and yet, so incredibly sorry to hear them. It sounds like you know the same significance as I do with your siblings. Kelly was the youngest of four. My love for her would often feel maternal, likely due to circumstances, but it stayed that way until the end. I'm so sorry that you know this grief, but your empathy means a great deal to me.
Xo Jessica
Comment from nomi338
This poem also speaks to me. I lost a sister I had trouble relating to. We often clashed, she was ultra religious, and I was not. As we aged, she became much less of a zealot and we were able to grow closer. One day she did something so loving I will never ever forget it. She followed that up with another incredibly loving act that nearly brought me to tears. I was shocked to find out that she had always been that loving giving person, my youthful rebelliousness had blinded me to that fact. Sadly before I could reveal my gratitude to her, she died. I wrote my first book of poetry as a tribute/gift to her, but she died just weeks before it was published.
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This poem also speaks to me. I lost a sister I had trouble relating to. We often clashed, she was ultra religious, and I was not. As we aged, she became much less of a zealot and we were able to grow closer. One day she did something so loving I will never ever forget it. She followed that up with another incredibly loving act that nearly brought me to tears. I was shocked to find out that she had always been that loving giving person, my youthful rebelliousness had blinded me to that fact. Sadly before I could reveal my gratitude to her, she died. I wrote my first book of poetry as a tribute/gift to her, but she died just weeks before it was published.
Comment Written 05-May-2023
reply by the author on 05-May-2023
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Nomi, thank you for your review and even more for sharing your experience. I have no doubt that your sister is indeed honored by your tribute right where she is.
Xo
Jessica
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Thank you for your kind remarks.
Comment from Wendy G
Your special and much-loved sister would love your poem, written from the heart. I think there is no "one-size-fits-all" pattern of grief. Each one handles it differently, and for some the pain never goes away completely, and that's okay. One accepts that, and learns how to manage it and live with it. I am so sorry for your loss, and send my best wishes.
Wendy
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Your special and much-loved sister would love your poem, written from the heart. I think there is no "one-size-fits-all" pattern of grief. Each one handles it differently, and for some the pain never goes away completely, and that's okay. One accepts that, and learns how to manage it and live with it. I am so sorry for your loss, and send my best wishes.
Wendy
Comment Written 05-May-2023
reply by the author on 05-May-2023
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Thank you, Wendy. Your kind words mean a great deal to me.
Xo
Jessica
Comment from Janel Mock
This... is incredible. I am deeply sorry for your loss... A very heavy thing to go through. I truly felt this poem as I have not gotten over two deaths in my family. I have always felt misunderstood and over dramatic over those losses... but I have finally accepted one thing. That is MY PAIN to deal with how I choose. Thank you so much for sharing Jessica! God bless you. ~Janel
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This... is incredible. I am deeply sorry for your loss... A very heavy thing to go through. I truly felt this poem as I have not gotten over two deaths in my family. I have always felt misunderstood and over dramatic over those losses... but I have finally accepted one thing. That is MY PAIN to deal with how I choose. Thank you so much for sharing Jessica! God bless you. ~Janel
Comment Written 05-May-2023
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Thank you so much, Janel!! I couldn't agree more. I used to beat myself up for being depressed. I thought it made me "weak"... It only pushed me deeper into the hole. I don't try to get over it anymore. I just work around it.
Xo
Jessica