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Your Brutality

By Poppy Published 2 years ago 1 min read
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I didn’t see your brutality

Coming, I just noticed how your

Empathy had begun to

Melt away and vanish

Our ending was your

Turned back and my

Empty hands

(I stayed

Soft)

sad poetry

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poetry in progress

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  • Test2 years ago

    I like the way you put the last two lines in brackets, it changed the tone and really added to the overall impact of this nonet. I felt the narrators crushed soul cracking through out the piece but those last two lines... just ends it for me!! Beatiful work here Poppy!!

  • Silver Daux2 years ago

    The last two lines are so interesting. It feels like they're whispered behind the turned back to the reader. So cool!

  • D.K. Shepard2 years ago

    Striking closing lines! Such a stark contrast

  • Hannah Moore2 years ago

    Staying soft cannot be a bad thing.

  • Andrea Corwin 2 years ago

    So the hurt and lack of empathy didn't harden you. Great job, Poppy.

  • Mackenzie Davis2 years ago

    My new favorite! Love love love this one 💜👏

  • Cathy holmes2 years ago

    Disappearing empathy makes me feel they never really had it in the first place. Very well done.

  • That turned back hurts so much. Loved your poem!

  • Dawnxisoul393art2 years ago

    The imagery of disappearing empathy and unresolved endings resonates with a bittersweet sense of vulnerability and resilience, excellent work, love it, thanks for sharing!

  • Very touchingly written Poppy. Nice job.

  • Stay soft and strong. Beautiful

  • Well done 👍🏼… especially liked: “ your Empathy had begun to Melt away and vanish”

  • ReadShakurr2 years ago

    Epic lines

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