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EJSaydah
..you will find me in the words I write..
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Describe heartbreak to someone who has never experienced the pain.
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EJSaydah in Poetry & Free Verse

Of Heartbreak

What a lofty task it is

to tell you of Mankind's biggest foe,

     if you have yet to feel the pangs of Heartbreak yourself.

It is like telling a blindman of color.

But the time will come,

when you will experience that inevitable encounter

with this ruthless brood;

     and I dare not leave you unprepared.

So I will tell you only this of Heartbreak.

Heartbreak yearns.

Heartbreak yearns to be every word that defines you.

So brace yourself, my poor fellow, 

     for it won't stop until everything you are

     becomes synonymous with it.

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Poise

Envy is a most hideous thing 

but oh how I covet the flowers

whose petals remain delicate

even as they endure nature's 

most violent tantrums.

Challenge
Prose Challenge of the Week #15 in partnership with The Micropoetry Society. Use the following word to create a piece of micropoetry: “DISTORT.” The winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Number of reads, bookmarks, and shares will also be taken into consideration. The winner will receive $100, the runner-up will receive $25. When sharing to Twitter, please use the hashtag #poetheme and #micropoetry.
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The Violent Listener

You found a way to twist my tongue-

     my words became disfigured.

Your hands wrung around each uttered verse-

     and loosened when they withered.