POEM STARTER

Submitted by Aubrey

Write a poem that could have the name of a card games as its title.

Pieces of us

We sit across the table

cards tucked close

both holding something back.

I ask if you have what I need

and you lock down

shake your head with a small smile


I draw another, hoping this one fits

but it’s just another card in my hand.

Some days, we seem close

matching here and there

a piece that lines up

a moment that clicks.


Other days, it’s just shuffling

the wrong cards given away

both of us guessing

a little tired of asking

a little afraid of what’s left.


But we play on

passing cards

each one a question we can’t answer.

We don’t know if we’ll ever hold

the perfect hand

but we keep reaching

as if maybe, by the end

we’ll find something whole

in this mess of cards.

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How are you. Its been quite a bit since we heard from you. I know you and I never really interacted much, and I don’t know much of the story, but from the link in her bio (which nearly made me cry) it seems incredibly terrible. Just know the whole community is still here to support you. No matter what

Hey thankyou so much it really means a lot, all of you guys are so amazing and sweet. So far I am doing alright but to be honest I lost hope its been so freaking long and there is no update literally nothing it makes me frustrated sometimes but I can't do anything about it. Well it's fine she will come back someday eventually maybe in few years atleast. Sorry for yapping and thankyou again.

Never apologize. I don’t know much of your story, but i know you love eachother. And that matters. Just keep hope. I don’t know what you have tried, and don’t know who you are, or how old you are. But I assume 18 can’t be too far away, and that as soon as she is able she will contact you ā¤ļø

I wish she does

Hey, how have you been lately? It’s been somewhere around a year since SQs last post, I just wanna see if you’re ok.

I am doing okay skye, been thinking of her a lot. I tried everything I could to get in touch with her but no use, I still don't know anything.

Happy birthdayā¤ļøšŸ¤

Damn you remember, thankyou so much!

Yeah! I hope you have a good day! Technically it’s still the 30th for me, but I figured only have a little bit more time until the 31st so I might as well make sure I don’t forget tomorrow, because I have a lot going on tomorrow. But I hope you have the best day ever!

Hey, this is so so so random but can you give me like anything on Ry? Like the state she lives in or her last name or anything? Imma try to do some ā€œstalkingā€ and by that I mean just look into some things in her home state or look up her last name and do some sleuthing.

Absolutely, but like where? Here?

I'll give everything that i have

I don’t care, I only have instagram and Pinterest other than this app but I can drop my @ if that’s what you want to do

I love it