Breakup Nonet

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Airport Love. First Place in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
Here is a small, strange, and telling thing: I have always loved the airport. My heart for the liminal, and moments ungrounded -
By Gabriel Huizenga2 years ago in Poets
Separate Stars & Worlds. Second Place in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
Your bioluminescence stopped my heartbeats. Eyes of fireflies: coasts of ardor / foreign dreams. As one, we plucked oysters from the
By Gina C.2 years ago in Poets
Sisyphus Dreams. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
ends always come too soon or too late. in my dreams I hold a torch and bare foot on watery floor, mourning each night, I am
By R.C. Taylor2 years ago in Poets
I won't be your meal. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
The male anglerfish sniffs out his mate, completely missing the light show, her most alluring feature. I think I get it now.
By F Cade Swanson2 years ago in Poets
More than a lover. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge .
You grieve every lost relationship not just as the loss of a love, but as the loss of a life. The version of yourself that was only there
By K.L. Grace2 years ago in Poets
Letting Go. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge .
I held the kite alone this whole time, even as the winds tried to snatch this away. My hands are cut up from holding on and
By Alexandria Stanwyck2 years ago in Poets
Rivers. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
veins ran hot across the riverbed drinking in the rain, flowing, we surrendered to confluence until time made us a distributary
By Josh Lowe2 years ago in Poets
Orchestra. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
You made me the mouthpiece of your horn, A base drum you could kick around, The barrel of your black flute, Strings to your violin,
By Kenny Penn2 years ago in Poets
Disassembled. . Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
I want you to know how ruthlessly You disassembled me, and just How much bravery it took To regrow my heart, piece Myself together;
By Poppy 2 years ago in Poets
On Being Grateful You Used Pencil. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
I forgave your mistaking today for forever, for penciling hearts next to all the dates on the calendar of our lives together, I
By Ava Mack2 years ago in Poets
burn; a nonet. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
your love and pain are a measure of you. not him. your heart. your courage. lean into the pain and rage let it burn those bindings,
By L.C. Schäfer2 years ago in Poets
The Harbour and the Skiff. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
I was out to sea, toes scuffing sand, You stood on the shore, line in hand, And at its end, me, facing Deeper blue and calling
By Hannah Moore2 years ago in Poets
if timing was water. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
but we were two dahlias in a world made for sunflowers, together, we grew in each other’s light, planted seeds, sprouted buds,
By Daniel K2 years ago in Poets
Moving Away. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
These streets have seen my first, wobbly steps, shared my joy of Sunday ice-creams. On the way to school and back, the town watched over me.
By K.D. Popiel2 years ago in Poets
Mutual. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
Grow apart with me, my darling dear. Part like petals of a blossom, And the soft wings of a dove. Our stories intertwined,
By Mama Magdalene2 years ago in Poets
Broad Strokes . Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
Handsome even with paint on your nose Your plan to spice up our pale walls With tangerine polka dots Like orbs of your laughter
By D.K. Shepard2 years ago in Poets
Bitter Coffee. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
I lay on our bed, thinking of you, hugging my coffee like it’s life. Macchiato memories from a tear-stained carafe soured our love, ‘till
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
You drank me away. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
Bottle lays empty on the table, and the harsh words from your lips sting. Drank your fill, yet I was full; words can wear down a soul.
By Kate Bolton2 years ago in Poets
Sway. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
Into your arms I swayed - drunkenly, high on your love, your poise, your charm; a promise of a future that I nearly choked on,
By Amanda Starks2 years ago in Poets
Atomic Nonet. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
“It’s not you, it’s me,” says the neutron. The other says, “Too crowded now.” “We should split up,” they agree. After kissing goodbyes
By J. Otis Haas2 years ago in Poets
It's rarely black & white. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
~ You'd think a punch to the face would be the end of us, but then came the soft apologies. You cried, kissed my bruises, and made
By Heather Hubler2 years ago in Poets
Present Ache. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.
I wish I'd never walked in the rain found you under your umbrella sipped coffee at the café learned the taste of your name
By Justin Black2 years ago in Poets
Separation. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge .
Sometimes I just want to be alone So I can hurt until I’m numb. Each palliative gesture Opens the healing wound. We're so far apart
By C. Rommial Butler2 years ago in Poets
Now It’s Still Fresh. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge .
Someday you’ll be timeworn memories: nostalgia stuffed in black bins, stale holiday decor in my mind’s basement. I’ll retrieve
By Morgana2 years ago in Poets
Saturday mornings. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge .
Your coffee cup had a pair of wolves touching noses. You’d raise your cup and clink with mine. “Mates for life,” you’d say. I’d chide you for
By Sonia Heidi Unruh2 years ago in Poets
c o n t r a . Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge .
indurate soul—stone, steel, and bones. i clash against your edges scouring for empathy. but brine does not drip from ironclad.
By Kristen Balyeat2 years ago in Poets

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The Winners!

Airport Love.css-hzobwq{color:var(--text-default-base);}.css-1dh9ikp-Text{display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;white-space:nowrap;border:none;clip:rect(0, 0, 0, 0);height:1px;margin:-1px;padding:0;width:1px;color:var(--text-default-base);}. First Place in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

Separate Stars & Worlds. Second Place in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

Sisyphus Dreams. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

I won't be your meal. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

More than a lover. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge .

Letting Go. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge .

Rivers. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

Orchestra. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

Disassembled. . Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

On Being Grateful You Used Pencil. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

burn; a nonet. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

The Harbour and the Skiff. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

if timing was water. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

Moving Away. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

Mutual. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

Broad Strokes . Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

Bitter Coffee. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

You drank me away. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

Sway. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

Atomic Nonet. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

It's rarely black & white. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

Present Ache. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge.

Separation. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge .

Now It’s Still Fresh. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge .

Saturday mornings. Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge .

c o n t r a . Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge .

Breakup Nonet

Breakup Nonet

Airport Love. First Place in Breakup Nonet Challenge.