Now we’ve both spilled onto the floorboards.
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.
Your urn broke just like I did.
At least I picked you up.
Never a clean break,
mess of debris.
I dropped you.
You wrecked
me.
About the Creator
D.K. Shepard
Character Crafter, Witty Banter Enthusiast, World Builder, Unpublished novelist...for now
Fantasy is where I thrive, but I like to experiment with genres for my short stories. Currently employed as a teacher in Louisville.
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Comments (14)
Complicated and messy like all the worst breakups. Beautifully and vividly told, you've been cranking out a whole host of contenders for this challenge, DK!
Ooooo! This was particularly nasty break up, very clever and well portrayed DK!!
Ugh, the ugliness of breakups :( You captured it so vividly!
Oh. My. God!!! I don't know what else to day. This is fantastic, and I won't be surprised if it places.
Brilliant Breakup Nonet! Especially liked: ‘ Ashes, ashes, we all fall down. Your urn broke just like I did.’✅
Complex grief in all its utter mess.
Sometimes we spend so much time picking other people up, we don't realize they aren't doing the same for us. 🥺 Excellent sentiment is this poem! Wonderful job!! ❤️ Also: I thought I was already subscribed to you - so weird! I am subscribed now :)
Sadly, people do wreck us like that. Loved your Nonet!
Oh this is heartbreaking, DK! Really well done!
There's a lot to unravel here. The sad resentment is really well done. Great nonet!
This is morbidly fascinating! Nice work!
Reminds me of a Greek tragedy. This was excellent!
Lingering feelings of abandonment can eat at you bit by bit. Which can lead to a nervous breakdown. I felt the frustration in this. Closure is not there yet. Well done!!!
Beautifully heartbreaking. Such a striking take on the challenge, the scene of a broken urn is another whole dimension of tragedy- wonderful work!