A Sonnet of Six-Word Novels from the Sixth Circle of Hell
My ex has published a book.
His book is about my book.
Our art is hard to explain.
I can’t even. Nor can he.
In a big amount of pain.
Don’t want to talk about it.
Spinning the cylinder all night long.
Empty, empty, empty, empty, empty, bullet.
Empty, empty, empty, empty, empty, bullet.
I don’t think we’re there yet.
How many words do I get?
How many novels do I get?
Next time, I’ll make a movie.
Tell him how I’m hanging in:
“Still in therapy. You, too, please.”
Tucker Lieberman created a blank journal called Flip the Finger at Despair and is working on a new one called Quit Overwriting Your Novel. He has turned 40 and has changed many times. www.tuckerlieberman.com Twitter: @tuckerlieberman
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