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Written on April 25th, 2025 for Edward Ibeh's It is to Be poetry contest.
Staring into the stratospheric abyss Cumulus clouds swiftly drift along. As I stand at a dusty precipice, The white-hot heat of the sun beating down, Microscopic gravel crunches beneath questioning feet. A flood of overwhelming emotions washes forth, Whilst a broken heart is drowning. The last words you spat at me, stuck on repeat, Play like a needle scratching a broken record. Cupping my ears, I try to shut out the incessant noise, But it just ricochets like emotional shrapnel, Piercing into my tormented psyche. Reliving the vital few seconds of a scene gone so wrong— Have we somehow traveled past the event horizon, Becoming an implosion of complete annihilation? As the wind whips past, sending ripples through the air, I frantically search the debris for answers. Grasping at particles of dust— Invisible atoms of desperation. But they're unattainable. It is to be our downfall, Just as a resolution to this inquest Disappears with the sun As it wanes over the mourning horizon.

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Date: 4/25/2025 9:58:00 AM
Dear grumpy! This is such soulfully moving and evocative poem that flows in such a seamless manner! I love the way youv started the poem and expressed how somethings said haunt the mind and leave one with questions, grasping onto the little left behind! I especially love the lines "But it just ricochets like emotional shrapnel, Piercing into my tormented psyche." So powerful and poetic, how youv described haunting memories and words! "It is to be our downfall, Just as a resolution" that ending left me speechless! I really love this take on the prompt! Felt the emotions! Best wishes! Sending you light always! Oh and fave it is
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Sara Jama
Date: 4/28/2025 6:40:00 AM
Thank you so much Ink for all the support.

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