POEM STARTER

Write a specular poem on heartbreak.

Specular poems are usually two verses long, with the second verse being the first verse repeated backwards to achieve a certain tone. The reversed verse must still make sense.

Lithromanticy, The Drifting Of Hearts

I am broken

Not by you

Not by anyone


I love you

I reach for you

I think about you daily


When I knew you felt the same I was overjoyed

We both were

We talked

And talked

And talked


The more we did

The less love I felt for you

I longed for what we had before

Not what we have now


It has always been this way

I have always been this way


The thing is

You didn’t do a single this wrong

My brain is wrong


You have always been kind

Always said the right things

To make me smile

There wasn’t a single thing you said that

Made me second guess myself


I love you

I loved you

It has always been Iike this

I have always been like this


Everytime you give me a compliment or say something nice

It feels like my heart moves five feet away

Until eventually

It can’t reach for you anymore


I loved you

You didn’t do a single thing wrong

I have to lie

“Bye, love you”

I’m in too deep


When I’m ready to say I’m tired of this

What do I say?

What can I say?

“I just lost feelings”


That is all I’ve ever told anyone

It hurts each time

I still love each and everyone of them

I’m tired

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