Sleepiphany

Which is worse: having no control over an event or knowing it's going to happen but still being unable to prevent it?

By Dharrsheena Raja SegarranPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read

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Her dreams are always premonitive Last night, she dreamt that he left her She spiralled out of control Her tears fell endlessly When he texted her:

"There's someone else"

She decayed Like a Corpse __________________________________________

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Author's Notes

This poem was written for Vocal's Breakup Nonet Challenge and was loosely based on a dream I recently had.

A Nonet is a nine-line poem that starts with nine syllables in the first line and decreases by one syllable per line, ending with a single syllable in the final line. This form allows for a gradual narrowing of focus that packs a punch. Here is the syllable structure of a Nonet:
Line 1: 9 syllables
Line 2: 8 syllables
Line 3: 7 syllables
Line 4: 6 syllables
Line 5: 5 syllables
Line 6: 4 syllables
Line 7: 3 syllables
Line 8: 2 syllables
Line 9: 1 syllable

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