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Broken, just like us

Breakup Nonet Challenge Entry

By Paul StewartPublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read

oh, to lie and say it doesn't fucking hurt

the second greatest lie I've told

the challenge - survive the day

without you by my side

it's hard to complain

when I'm to blame

trust, broken

just like

us

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Author's Notes: Another for the Breakup Nonet Challenge:

Here are more things:

heartbreaksad poetryperformance poetry

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Paul Stewart

Award-Winning Writer, Poet, Scottish-Italian, Subversive.

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  • Poppy 2 years ago

    This is devastating but so well written

  • D. J. Reddall2 years ago

    This appears to be carefully honed and therefore, lethally sharp.

  • Mark Graham2 years ago

    It is all about having trust in each other.

  • Morgana2 years ago

    I love the line "the second greatest lie I've told," oof. I feel the angst here.

  • Gina C.2 years ago

    Amazing entry, my friend! So. much. PAIN. here. I felt a singe of loneliness for sure. Also, I love the connection of the brokeness between trust and "us".

  • Judey Kalchik 2 years ago

    They say to write what you know. Sometimes I wish we didn’t know so much That the words seep out Unbidden To mingle with the tears of the world. (A poem for Paul) J

  • Gabriel Huizenga2 years ago

    So raw, so real. Thank you for this beautiful, broken piece. <3

  • Silver Daux2 years ago

    Oo great entry! It reads so naturally too.

  • D.K. Shepard2 years ago

    Ouch! Lots of pain in this one! Another excellent entry, Paul!

  • Cathy holmes2 years ago

    This is a great entry. Good luck.

  • Jess Boyes2 years ago

    Wow! An awesome entry, Paul. Congratulations for the Top Story. Very well deserved!

  • Slice through the heart! Great work

  • Grz Colm2 years ago

    It’s not like you to have a content warning. 🤡 Brilliant entry Paul! Can’t we have some happier breakup poems though? 😅 I’ve just read a few and yeah. Starting to get my moody britches on lol.

  • Kendall Defoe 2 years ago

    👍🏽

  • Strong emotion coming through this one 👌🌟 Brilliant Paul 🙏🏻😇

  • This was sooooo relatable! I freaking loved it! 🍩🥐

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