Bitter Coffee
A Breakup Nonet
By Cathy holmesPublished about a year ago • Updated about a year ago • 1 min read
Photo by Fahmi Fakhrudin on Unsplash
I lay on our bed, thinking of you,
hugging my coffee like it’s life.
Macchiato memories
from a tear-stained carafe
soured our love, ‘till
this bitter cup
was all that’s
left of
us.
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Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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Comments (37)
This is sad, but I know it was a break up nonet. Nicely Done!!
Congratulations on your well deserved placing in the Break Up Nonet challenge & special mention ✅😃
This one is amazing, my friend! Bravo and congrats on your placement in the challenge!! ✨🩷✨
I'm so happy to see your name amongst the winners! This poem is perfect!
Back to say congrats, Cathy!
How I missed this I have no clue! Congratulations Cathy. Very deserving win! 🥰
Congrats on placing in the challenge. Well deserved
Heartbreaking 💔 Well done Cathy 🙏🏻🌟🫶🏻
I love this nonet poem - congratulations on your win - it's well deserved!
gzz on runner up-I think I read one of yours that I was sure would place-glad this one did
You really ought to be on the NY bestsellers list for poetry, you are just epic in every way possible and more!! Congratulations 🎊
This one is fabulous, Cathy! One of my favorites! Congratulations on placing ❤️
So glad this one placed!! Congrats, my friend :)
Congratulations. Such a beautiful nonet.
How heartbreaking. Beautiful nonet. Well done. Congrats!!
Hey hey Miss Cathy!!! Congrats on Honourable Mention!!! 🎊
congrats on runner up!
Wooohooooo congratulations on your win, Queeeeennnnn! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Congratulations! Well deserved challenge placement!
Fabulous, as always!!!
Felt the bitter ending in this one! Even the most delicious things can leave us empty :( Fantastic work, as always!
You're on fire with these entries!
Poignantly beautiful… loved the imagery: ‘hugging my coffee like it’s life. Macchiato memories from a tear-stained carafe”💙.
Oh very, very good Cathy.
I've heard of Rocky Mountain Memories... I like Macchiato Memories too. This is deep and touching. So much said in so few lines. Great job Cathy. ❤️❤️