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- Sep 27, 2026
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Where You Remain (opens the original)
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This poem came to me while reading a book. I stumbled upon it as one stumbles headfirst into a wall. I felt that my grandmother Alzira was there.Where you RemainYour smile has slipped away,time lost its way,your laughter faded into air,the empty armchairstill holds the shape of you,your soul remains, still true,and my heart broke in two.© Rolando Andrade, 2026I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. And if these words resonate with you, I’d love to know what they awaken
Whisper (opens the original)
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This is a repost of a poem I published two months ago. Now that I have new subscribers, I’ve decided to repost it—especially since it’s a poem I really like.<img alt="a woman walking down
The Philosophical Butterfly (opens the original)
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A Poem I Wrote While Running (opens the original)
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A poem I wrote while I was running The RunningI was running.And, as it often happens when I run, my mind was somewhere else. I wrote this poem while I was running. I wrote it not literally with a pen, of course. It began as a sentence that appeared in my mind somewhere along the way: running is hard while it lasts.I carried that sentence with me for several days. Eventually, I took out my phone and started writing.The PoemWh
People (opens the original)
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