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Countdown of a Breakup
By Gerard DiLeoPublished about a month ago β’ Updated about a month ago β’ 1 min read
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When Fibonacci strikes!
There are nine reasons we must end it
Your eight tentacles suck me dry
Seven deadly sins kill me
Sex numbers our false love
Five-fingered countdown
Foresight fails us
Two to one
Zero
Null
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Gerard DiLeo
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Comments (24)
Lovely
Wow!
Great piece/entry!! Loved this line particularly, βYour eight tentacles suck me dryβ. ππ
Gorgeous writing! An honest, beautifully-constructed tragedy! Well-deserved Top Story. You have a new subscriber. Love the idea of living in a decommissioned church but for the moment for me an apartment in a decommissioned boys school will have to do! Well done!
Signed sealed and delivered! That's exactly what this poem says to me... Awesome!
What a brilliantly composed countdown! Congrats on the Top Story, this is such a well-constructed, tragic poem.
Congrats on your top story.
Congrats on the Top Story!!
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! ππππππ
What a work with numbers!! Loved it β€οΈ
Ooh, very clever!
Love that this one is counted amongst the Top Stories! Congratulations! π₯³
Congrats on Top Story for this one!
Oh, this is so creative. Well done and congrats on the TS.
Well-wrought! Clever!
Oooo, I especially loved your wordplay with those numbers!
oh my! Won't be surprised if this one wins!!!!
Fantastic poem for the challenge!!! Loved it!!!β₯β₯β₯
Very clever!
I smell top story.
I've said it once, and I'll say it again: never fall in love with an octopus!
Outstanding!
Oh, this is very clever! Love this take on the challenge, Gerard! Well done.
Great countdown for the challenge