burnt bridges.
an aftertaste.
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I held onto that burning rope for
Twenty traumatic months, only
Releasing my grip when I
Was completely burnt up
I scorched the bridges
Choked on the smoke
Just to taste
Fresh, clean
Air
About the Creator
Poppy
poetry in progress
Reader insights
Outstanding
Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!
Top insights
Compelling and original writing
Creative use of language & vocab
Excellent storytelling
Original narrative & well developed characters
Heartfelt and relatable
The story invoked strong personal emotions
Comments (24)
This was such an amazing piece. The emotion dripped from the words
Congratulations!
I felt it. Good one Poppy!
Beautiful imagery. Congrats on Top Story!
Congrats on your Top Story!!!! This was a fabulous poem and Iโm so happy to have had it come before my eyes again!! ๐๐ฅฐ
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! ๐๐๐๐๐๐
Congratulations on Top Story โ
Excellent piece. Congrats on the TS
Such vivid imagery and sensory elements! Heart wrenching and so beautifully written! Great work Poppy and congrats on Top story!
EXCELLENT!! Went through a scenario like this which happily ended in 1979. Thank you for sharing this.
Powerfully vivid! A very sad but beautifully created expression. Congrats on the Top Story!
Amazing! I love the vivid imagery.
I adore the burning image here. Hurtful and strong - excellently written!
Damn. This is powerful just another example of your incredible skil. It really didn't feel like a nonet, because I got caught up in the emotion and drama of it. Well bloody done. Here is a shameless shameful plug - but for good reason - you get referenced - in this massive poem - https://shopping-feedback.today/poets/magister-operis-epici-ode-ad-creatores-vocales%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
This is extremely powerful, Poppy! I love the play on having just enough rope to hang yourself with! It's flawlessly presented and I'm thrilled to have the honour of reading! And that idea of burning the bridge, choking down the smoke just to breath the clean air away from flaming rope and crackling fire, I loved it!
Powerful imagery. Wonderfully written!
This nonet is sooo good!! Wow, the contrast in imagery from the beginning of choking smoke to a gasp of air at the end is so evocative! Wonderful job!!
Counting months as well as syllables in this Nonet!๐
Deceptively simple. I love how much this makes me think, Poppy. And the specificity of "twenty" is working SO well. I really love this one.
wow this is intense. loved it.
Ooh, like what you did here.
Gosh almost two years! That's so terrible! Sending you lots of love and hugs ๐ฅบโค๏ธ
Wow
Nice.