POEM STARTER
Loss
Write a poem, in any style, that focuses on the theme of loss.
Postcard
_Hello, how are you?_
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_I’m doing fine,_
_Trying to get used to the silence,_
_Is proving difficult,_
_It makes me feel like something’s missing,_
_Someone’s missing._
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_I tried to forget,_
_The memories we’ve shared,_
_But I can’t._
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_It’s weird huh,_
_Memories that used to bring me joy,_
_Now bring sorrow and longing,_
_In the place you no longer live,_
_The place you left behind._
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_It’s all the little things that keep you in my head,_
_The scent of your coffee,_
_The worn folded sheets,_
_The burrow on the mattress where you once slept._
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_I decided to change these little things,_
_It now smells like fresh linen inside,_
_I bought different sheets,_
_And switched out the mattress,_
_Now all of you is fully gone._
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_So with that being said,_
_I’m doing okay now,_
_I heard you moved out of town to pursue your dream, so,_
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_I’ll cheer for you from afar,_
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_And I’ll quietly wish you all the best too._