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Adventures in Literary Esoterica
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#1105776 added January 28, 2026 at 11:30pm
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Water Weight
The weight loss formula is deceptively simple:
Less input than output, more losses than gains.
There are no magic bullets or shortcuts.

As this endless drought persists,
each day brings me closer to my unrealistic ideal.
I just need to purge a little more...

Line Count: 6

Form: Free Verse

Prompt: Write a poem from the perspective of a puddle that’s slowly evaporating.

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