Snow Globe



Through this glass window, we claim to call love,


All I see is snow.


As if were the imagery within a snow globe;


One shaken violently by a child in the store.


Always placed back on the shelf.


Never brought to a home;


Left in the cold.


Stuck with you in this small dome-shaped prison.


One day a child will drop us from their violent shakes;


Breaking our hearts to pieces.


We were not meant to last.

Comments

  1. i love how you jump around from so many emotions in this poem because it is such a real and authentic way to think about an unhealthy relationship. i like how you connected the first line to the second-to-last. i also love the double entendre of that line:
    Breaking our hearts to pieces.
    - this sensation could be caused from a mutual breakup, but you very creatively take the narrative away from yourself and put the focus on the nameless child that drops the snow globe as you break with it. neither you nor your loved one are responsible with initiating this breakup; you both are bombarded by the relationship coming apart, and neither of you have control over it. i think it's a fascinating way to look at unhealthy relationships in general because sometimes it's hard to put your foot down and initiate a breakup; this poem breaks you up instead. this is beautifully done. i also really love how every line ends with a period, serving as a stopping point in your relationship. it makes the meaning of your poem curt and cold and definitive.

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    1. I loved how you worded this perfectly...exactly what she said. this poem is so good I love it.

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