POEM STARTER
"Deep down, you're really shallow"
Paradox - a phrase which would appear to contradict itself, but makes metaphorical sense. Write a poem that starts and ends with a different paradox.
Contradictory Embrace
Your absence fills more room than your presence.
I wander through the corridors of you,
searching for echoes of unspoken truths.
Dust settles where your footsteps once hummed,
and shadows cradle every unvoiced farewell.
I reach for answers in silent glances,
piecing together the outline of what might have been.
Hope falters under the weight of hollow walls,
while longing dances on the edge of every breath.
I find my freedom bound in your chains.