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