broken
An entry for the Nonet Challenge
. the gossamer thread between us snapped
. . my silly soft heart snapped with it
. . . sure the hurt would last always
. . . . all I have left, proof that
. . . . . what we had was real
. . . . . . now I'm at a
. . . . . . . loose end
. . . . . . . . ow
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L.C. Schäfer
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Oh, I love the contrasting sense I get between delicate and snapped, jagged edges here. So well done! :)
Excellent breakup Nonet… especially given that you weren’t keen on writing them.
Beautiful poem
This hit so hard as it was very relatable. Loved your Nonet!
Just dangling there, that ow.
Well done, especially as a companion poem to "knot for you". Beautiful.
This one pairs so well with "knot for you". I see what you mean, you really were on fire with these!!
Beautifully portrayed in words indeed!
I love seeeing this side of you Dharr. this is a ture and open as it gets.
Simply lovely, but sad.
Damn. I love your poems. I know it's not your favourite thing...but you are always so emotive and very authentic in your writing. This was just a hard read. Also, love the fancy formatting. Stunning entry, LC, seriously!
a/n:- Thank you for reading! This stands on its own, but it also ties in (ha!) to this other one, "String Theory", which is the first poem I posted on Vocal. Enjoy! https://todaysurvey.shop/poets/string-theory-wg1zh502h9%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Sad but still beautiful.