Edward Ibeh Poet Rhyme

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Submitted 07/09/2026 for Screwed XXii Poetry Contest, Sponsor - Rob Carmack.  Date written: 05/30/2026

The Sweet Descent

      i saw your smile, then fell from grace - 
   plunged like Icarus out of the lofty skies 
   and traded that innocuous, frigid space 
      for the beautiful muddle in your eyes. 

    i watched my clean slate begin to fade;
 the homespun, pristine virtues turn to dust 
and fully embraced the holy wreck we made 
              out of a placid, fragile trust.

     because heaven is a mere patient cage 
 of tediously slow hymns and blinding white
        in comparison to this colliding rage,
   this enchanting freefall through the night.

  if planting my feet firmly against your skin 
  means that paradise is forever lost to me, 
 then, by all means, let my sentencing begin...
   for I will wear the wreckage quite happily.

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Rob Carmack August 1, 2026 at 6:10 AM Do me a favor-whomever blew this one off-thank them for me. I love how you handled this. You took one of the reasons most will never see Heaven and made it beautiful. Congrats and thank you. Have to fave this one. Edward Ibeh August 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM Thank you very much for the congratulations and my placement, Rob😊 I appreciate the fave, my friend. You've made my day!