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Jill Alexander Essbaum is an American poet born in 1971. Her work is celebrated for its unique style and profound insights into everyday life.

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“I am cold from regret.”

Poetry Heaven Regret Cold Sad Jill Alexander Essbaum

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“. . . and God wept only at dark windows, so that no one ever knew.”

God Poetry Heaven Sad Hidden Jill Alexander Essbaum

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Source: Heaven

“The answer I seek is one I do not truly wish to know:”

Poetry Heaven Answers Sad Ignorance Is Bliss Jill Alexander Essbaum

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“In waiting I learn to live with the anticipations of loss—”

Poetry Heaven Waiting Loss Sad Expected Anticipation Jill Alexander Essbaum Desensitized Used To It

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Source: Heaven

“He is not here. Where did it go, my grief, my grief? Once you loved me on a hillside. I was pretty and tender as silence. Some things I knew well enough: first you love and then you lose. I had no idea there was nothing more.”

Poetry Heaven Loss Grief Sad Lost Love Depressing Jill Alexander Essbaum All There Is

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Source: Heaven

“It is like this every year—a baby king is born to die, and I will sleep alone, failing at the very thing I fear failure of.”

Poetry Heaven Failure Sad Lonely Alone Fear Of Failure Jill Alexander Essbaum

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“I grieve you as a lover grieves, lingering.”

Poetry Heaven Loss Sad Grieving Lover Jill Alexander Essbaum

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“It is your final gift to me: this room where I shall bleed and knit, as spinsters do.”

Poetry Heaven Sad Exile Spinsters Jill Alexander Essbaum

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“How far away they seem, each of those nights that I slept with my body curled into the absence of yours,”

Poetry Heaven Loss Sad Absence Jill Alexander Essbaum

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“Dim mirror above, reflect more brightly upon us all. From here, I see nothing but myself and the face of me is trembling.”

Poetry Heaven Sad Reflection Myopic Jill Alexander Essbaum

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About the Author

Born: 1971
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 54

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