You Gracefully Topple

Shaan Sood
Nov 2 · 1 min read

November 2nd Saturday poetry prompt word: Topple

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With wings of steel
You gracefully topple
You are covered in
Fallen leaves
From falling trees
From broken lives
From a broken sky.

With wings of steel
You gracefully topple
The silver lining now black
From dust in the wind.

With wings of steel
You gracefully topple
And I watch you fall
and wait for you to come back up

Prompt:

Write a poem, or any other piece of writing, using the word “Topple”. Tag me in it (Shaan Sood). You can either send it to this publication, or make it a stand-alone piece. If you would not like to send it to us, make sure to leave a comment below with a link to the story.

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I write meaningless poetry and stories that mean the world. “Oh my darling, it’s true, beautiful things have dents and scratches too”

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