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Latest Longing Articles

I Miss Her, But I Have To Move Forward

I Miss Her, But I Have To Move Forward

Jeremy Divinity Jeremy Divinity
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Do I miss her presence? Do I miss the way she walks into a room? Do I miss our shared memories?

When You Love Someone This Much, You Can Never Really Let Them Go

When You Love Someone This Much, You Can Never Really Let Them Go

Josie Griffith Josie Griffith
“

I have tried my hardest to pretend like you don’t always stay with me. I have tried to lie to myself for years that I don’t look for you in everyone else.

I Am Longing For You

I Am Longing For You

Hanna Tittel Hanna Tittel
“

I long to know you, to love you, and to be loved by you.

Missing You In The Middle Of All This

Missing You In The Middle Of All This

Gina Clingan Gina Clingan
“

The Doomsday Clock
is set at 10 seconds to midnight,
and all I can think about
is how I’m running out of time
to tell you all of the things
I never got to say.

I Can’t Erase Your Hands

I Can’t Erase Your Hands

Anika Green Anika Green
“

I can play music to drown out the sound of your laugh. I can fill my time and my mind with someone new so I don’t have to be haunted by your face.
But I can’t erase your hands.

A Letter To The Person With A Wandering Soul

A Letter To The Person With A Wandering Soul

Kristine Wall Kristine Wall
“

You may have found that no matter where you go, you cannot be planted.

I Pray That You Miss Me

I Pray That You Miss Me

Emily Reynolds Emily Reynolds
“

I pray that someday down the road you miss me so much it’s unbearable 

I Am Lucky To Be Able To Miss You This Much

I Am Lucky To Be Able To Miss You This Much

Marilaura Maldonado Marilaura Maldonado
“

I miss you the way I would miss a limb. It feels like I’m walking around missing something essential to my being, something I’m meant to be with.

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