Skeleton Letters
a nonet poem
You left me as a rotting corpse and
Then turned your back as I transformed
Into a skeleton who
Writes you letters, only
To tear and burn them
And this is me
Attempting
To rise;
Heal
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On Burning Bridges the Right Way
When one chooses or is forced to leave a group with which one has been associated for an extended period of time one of the most oft heard pieces of advice is how important it is that one "not burn any bridges" on their way out the door. This advice is said to apply no matter the circumstances (good, bad, or neutral) of ones leaving of the particular group. However, it is most often spoken of in the case of unfriendly or forced departures. In those instances, the idea is that the relationships (the bridges) one has nurtured within the group over time, are more important than any particular action(s) of any person(s) in the group that resulted in said individual being forced out against his or her will. In the case of large organizations it may be that the person(s) responsible for the forced ejection of the individual are very far removed from that persons actual day to day "life" in the organization, and thus do not have much of a relationship (bridge) to begin with, and thus would likely be at least partially exempt from the standard advice on the importance of not burning bridges. More commonly however, forcing an individual to leave a group against their will almost always requires the direct 'negative' intervention of one or more other individuals in the group that the leaver does know and usually knows very well. I use the word negative in this case only because from the perspective of the individual being forced to leave (the leaver) the outcome is (at least perceived to be) a negative. If it were not they would not protest at being asked/forced to leave. In most cases, the person being forced out of the group probably has some personal relationships with the persons whose interventions (whatever they may be) have in some way led to their forced departure from the group, and these relationships may have been positive, negative, or neutral from the leavers point of view.
By Everyday Junglista day ago in Humans
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Powerful, congratulations!
Really arresting and poetic imagery! Congrats on the Leaderboard. But for a nonet, I'd double check the 2nd line "Turned your back as I transformed" which I think is only 7 syllables...
Congratulations on your Leaderboard win!β
Yay! Leaderboard win as well β .
Congratulations Poppy Star!
Outstanding.
Ooooo!! This felt like a salty narrative if I've ever written one!! I love it!! Also, congrats on Top Story!!
Top Story!π€©β
Congrats on your TS.
that transformation theme and the longing. so good. congrats on ts!
What a terrific entry in the Nonet Challenge. You convey great depth of emotion within the parameters of the Challenge, and that is not an easy task. Well done, Poppy!
You put the last nail in the coffin!
Your concise yet impactful expression of these emotions creates a deeply emotive piece, thanks for sharing, love it!
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! ππππππ
Congrats on Top Story, Poppy! An amazing nonet and challenge entry!
Heartbreaking. I hope that skeleton grows muscle and mends quickly.
Oh the letter-writing skeleton, I know that one. Beautiful poem.
Yay - Top Story - congrats!
Boom! This has a real darkness - the kind that comes from the grief and bitterness of a bad breakup. Well done, Poppy!
Another great Nonet! Very effective imagery & image.π
OH I love the darkness of this so much! The corpse/skeleton concept leaves such a visual. I really love the determination of the ending as well!
You've got a real knack for these. I could read a whole collection of them!
This was so poignantly beautiful! Loved your poem!
Great entry!
Another good one (though I have to root for evaporation)