Prompt: “Write a poem about a time when something really bad happened\u2026that later turned out to be a good thing.”<\/p>\n
Your absence burnt a hole into my heart,
\nI couldn’t understand,
\nyour lack of empathy.<\/p>\n
Days and weeks go by,
\na once sunny time
\nturned to bleak sadness.<\/p>\n
As full moons made their monthly presence,
\nyou made me realise the most fundamental truth:
\nI deserved better.<\/p>\n
Thank you for letting me go,
\nmost importantly,
\nI’m grateful, I let you go. <\/p>\n
Now, the sun is shining again. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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