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I won't be your meal

A breakup nonet

By F Cade SwansonPublished about a month ago 1 min read
Top Story - July 2024

The male anglerfish sniffs out his mate,

completely missing the light show,

her most alluring feature.

I think I get it now.

The glow is pretty

but meant for prey.

And I won't

be your

meal.

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F Cade Swanson

Queer dad from Virginia now living and writing in the Pacific Northwest. Dad poems, sad poems, stories about life. Read more at fcadeswanson.com

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Comments (26)

  • Raphael Fontenelle17 days ago

    Gorgeous and absolutely wonderfully written.

  • Addison Alder26 days ago

    Great take on the challenge, perfect last lines, and also good scientific knowledge 😅

  • ROCK about a month ago

    Congratulations on your Top Story! 👏👏👏👏👏

  • Sarah Parkerabout a month ago

    Lovely piece

  • Zivah Avrahamabout a month ago

    Ha yes, I’ve got tangled up with people like this. Brilliant poem!

  • Dawnxisoul393artabout a month ago

    The understanding that the glow is meant to attract prey rather than serve a romantic purpose carries a poignant message, love your works, subscribed.

  • angela hepworthabout a month ago

    Concise, creative, and strongly worded! Awesome poem here!

  • J. R. Loweabout a month ago

    Ooh nicely done. Angelfish are so fascinating. I read in a museum exhibit once that the males attach to the females like parasites and sometimes permanently fuse into their skin… sounds like something from a horror movie 😅😅

  • Sid Aaron Hirjiabout a month ago

    Nice reminds me of the anglerfish in Finding Nemo

  • Gabriel Huizengaabout a month ago

    Wow, this is brilliantly menacing!! Congrats on the Top Story, this piece is AWESOME :)

  • Savannah K. Wilsonabout a month ago

    I love just how much this conveys in such a few carefully selected words! 🩷

  • Esala Gunathilakeabout a month ago

    Congratulations on your TS.

  • Andrea Corwin about a month ago

    Wow, so evocative and congrats on Top Story, well deserved!

  • Katerina Petrouabout a month ago

    This is just brilliant. Congratulations on Top Story. Very much well deserved.

  • Melissa Ingoldsbyabout a month ago

    This is a creature-feature that doesn't fail to evoke that visceral fear of the unknown and how beauty and luminous things that attract can be red flags

  • Matthew Frommabout a month ago

    Oooo great twist, congrats on top story

  • Margaret Brennanabout a month ago

    congrats on TS. this was brilliantly done. love it.

  • Nidhi Gohil about a month ago

    Great and unique poem!!

  • Alexa Periabout a month ago

    realy nice ,, you touched my heart

  • Paul Stewartabout a month ago

    Clever and emotive take on the challenge! Congrats on Top Story, you have a new subscriber too!

  • Christy Munsonabout a month ago

    Great poem! Deserving of the TS! Congratulations. 🥳 👏🏻

  • Cathy holmesabout a month ago

    This is fabulous. Congrats on the TS.

  • Oneg In The Arcticabout a month ago

    Oh damn. A really intense poem and message in so few words.

  • Rachel Deemingabout a month ago

    Biting!

  • kpabout a month ago

    oooo this was a great approach. tasty nonet

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