10 - You used to throw goodbyes around like they were nothing,
9 - Always trusting I'd come running to persuade you back.
8 - How strange it must have been when finally,
6 - The last time you stormed out,
4 - I didn't chase you.
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10 - You gave so many reasons when you left at last,
9 - So many justifiable excuses why we wouldn't work together,
9 - Every explanation more complex than those before it;
6 - So much work to avoid saying
4 - Just one word: Goodbye.
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Words & Numbers - A Collection of Prompt Poems
PoetryA collection of poems created from various online poetry prompts - most of them are inspired by a single word, with a randomly generated number determining the number of words for each line. These were really fun to write!
