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Adventures in Literary Esoterica #1107306 added February 10, 2026 at 8:46pm
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My Melancholy
My melancholy has excellent attendance.
It never calls out sick.
Never asks for a personal day.
It shows up early and sets up chairs.
Sometimes I wake up
and it's is already in the kitchen
drinking my coffee like it pays rent here.
I tried optimism once
like a fad diet I gave up
or a gym membership I stopped using
after just a few days
My melancholy pats the couch beside it.
And we binge-watch my regrets
in high-definition 1080p.
It isn’t just a fleeting house guest.
It moved in years ago,
hung its coat on the hook by the door,
and made itself at home.
Line Count: 18
Form: Free verse
Prompt: Write a vignette in poetry form + Theme: an eternal sadness
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