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Hold On

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Written by Jacob Ibrag

‘It’s going to be

alright,’ she whispered as

they embraced. ‘I’ll be your

life jacket. Hold on to my love

and I swear we won’t get lost

in this sea of bitterness.’

Photographer Unknown

36 comments on “Hold On”

  1. Meenakshi Sethi's avatar
    Meenakshi Sethi
    November 11, 2016

    ‘We won’t get lost in this sea of bitterness’- beautiful!

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  2. Sudden Denouement's avatar
    Sudden Denouement
    November 11, 2016

    I always love your work; great photo to go with poem.

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  3. Rivers Renewed's avatar
    Ancient Skies
    November 11, 2016

    This is wonderful.

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  4. chris jensen's avatar
    chris jensen
    November 11, 2016

    Human love, there is nothing like it!

    chris

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    I Prefer Books
    November 11, 2016

    Reblogged this on I Prefer Books and commented:
    Beautiful ❤

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    Belinda
    November 11, 2016

    Wow. So beautiful…..

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  7. Ali Grimshaw's avatar
    flashlight batteries
    November 11, 2016

    ‘I’ll be your life jacket.” – This so resonates with me as the giver and receiver. Thank you for sharing.

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    bhuvi7531
    November 11, 2016

    Nice

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    emotionsoflife2016
    November 11, 2016

    Deep, raw emotion. Love it

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    Rob
    November 11, 2016

    love the analogy

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    mitchteemley
    November 11, 2016

    Simple and touching.

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    Rev
    November 12, 2016

    I think the picture made me cry more than the poem ♥.
    Brilliant, as always

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    Nolo
    November 12, 2016

    Reblogged this on The Chronicles of a Nubian Queen and commented:
    I wish my love was enough of a life jacket to keep us afloat

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    braveandrecklessblog
    November 12, 2016

    You work always reminds me of how stunningly less can be more. I am a bit of a rambler but always admire how you can be so evocative in just a few sentences. You have a gift for getting right to the heart of the matter.

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  18. johnlmalone's avatar
    johnlmalone
    December 2, 2016

    wonderful metaphor. I love it. and thank you for liking my poem.

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