Soggy Ramen

Soggy Ramen

By: Fawn P.
August 28th, 2026

One day…
You’ll be stuck in a loop,
Infernal, constant, unable to change,

If you're lucky it'll last a second,
If not a year,

You'll tear open a pack,
You'll save the left over dust,

Then…

You'll wait…

At first you’ll be perfect,
Your bowl well filled,
But slowly your oasis dries,

Next…

You'll wait longer…

Worms swell bigger sliding around dirt,
Made from liquid gold,
They shimmer as you watch,

Your bowl fills full now,
Your oasis less empty,

Finally…

You’ll stall…

Watch the worms,
Watch them slither and stretch,
White, pasty,
fragile…..

Your bowl is fool,
Your oasis less bear,
You sprinkle it in glitter,
Glitter makes it shine again,

Your mind eats before your mouth,
Your hands break,
as they grip and drag the brain,

The worms are squirming,
So, slippery,
So, hard to grip,

“Stop moving!” you’ll cry,

They already have,
Have they ever moved?
Did you watch them squirm?

They lay limp,
Dead and empty,,
But still swelled thick,
With liquid gold

Your bowl feel fool,
But the liquid gold is gone….
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Agustin Avatar
September 10, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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September 8, 2026 at 4:54 AM
“Soggy Ramen” uses fragmented free verse, repetition, and the recurring pauses of “Then,” “Next,” and “Finally” to create a claustrophobic sense of waiting. The surreal shift from ramen to “worms,” “liquid gold,” and glitter gives the poem an unsettling, dreamlike texture, while the direct second-person voice draws the reader into its anxious loop. The final image of a bowl that feels full after its “liquid gold” has disappeared lands with a bleak, memorable emotional emptiness.
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