Stornello Poetry | Poetry | Life Lessons | Relationships

Better Without You

Is it always better to be alone? Moments in life it is good to be alone, but not always.

Agnes Laurens
ILLUMINATION
Published in
3 min readAug 23, 2024

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the first time I am without you, I feel blue;
incredible free, but I also am too
scared to fly alone in my life to be true

Since my divorce, I feel alone. I want to feel loved, just like a warm blanket. I want to feel safe. I feel empty like there is a whole deep hole in my body. It’s just that deep. I didn’t know I could feel this way. Empty. This comes from deep within. And I don’t know how to feel right now.

How did you feel after a breakup? Let me know by writing a Stornello Poetry.

Stornello Poetry

A Stornello is an Italian poetry form.

Rules of a Stornello:
— tercet or 3-line stanza
— 11 syllables per line
— aaa end scheme rhyme

Variation of a Stornello:
— tercet or 3-line stanza
— the first line of the tercet has 10 syllables; lines two and three have 11 syllables per line
— aaa end scheme rhyme

Would you also play? Everyone is allowed to play along!

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Agnes Laurens
ILLUMINATION

Agnes Laurens is a writer. She writes for the local newspaper. Agnes lives in The Netherlands, with three daughters. https://linktr.ee/alaurens