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Atomic Nonet

Not all breakups happen to people.

By J. Otis HaasPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Runner-up in Breakup Nonet Challenge
Atomic Nonet
Photo by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash

“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

Nuclear hellfire

rains from the skies

At love’s end

All else

Dies

love poems

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J. Otis Haas

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    Written by J. Otis Haas