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Rated: 13+ · Book · Emotional · #2225590

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Prompt: (verb) to move to action
Promptly: (adverb) : very quickly or immediately
Poetry: a form of writing that no one ever reads
July 31, 2025 at 9:39am
July 31, 2025 at 9:39am
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Truth
chafes like a belt,
two notches too small
for all we accept.

So we choose
the lie, an excuse -
its fit is loose.



Word Count: 24


Written for PPC 5 Week #51
"Promptly Poetry Challenge (2025-2026)" Open in new Window.

Prompt: Write a poem that is no more than 25 words long.
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