I won't be your meal
A breakup nonet
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The male anglerfish sniffs out his mate,
completely missing the light show,
her most alluring feature.
I think I get it now.
The glow is pretty
but meant for prey.
And I won't
be your
meal.
About the Creator
F Cade Swanson
Queer dad from Virginia now living and writing in the Pacific Northwest. Dad poems, sad poems, stories about life. Read more at fcadeswanson.com
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Comments (26)
Gorgeous and absolutely wonderfully written.
Great take on the challenge, perfect last lines, and also good scientific knowledge 😅
Congratulations on your Top Story! 👏👏👏👏👏
Lovely piece
Ha yes, I’ve got tangled up with people like this. Brilliant poem!
The understanding that the glow is meant to attract prey rather than serve a romantic purpose carries a poignant message, love your works, subscribed.
Concise, creative, and strongly worded! Awesome poem here!
Ooh nicely done. Angelfish are so fascinating. I read in a museum exhibit once that the males attach to the females like parasites and sometimes permanently fuse into their skin… sounds like something from a horror movie 😅😅
Nice reminds me of the anglerfish in Finding Nemo
Wow, this is brilliantly menacing!! Congrats on the Top Story, this piece is AWESOME :)
I love just how much this conveys in such a few carefully selected words! 🩷
Congratulations on your TS.
Wow, so evocative and congrats on Top Story, well deserved!
This is just brilliant. Congratulations on Top Story. Very much well deserved.
This is a creature-feature that doesn't fail to evoke that visceral fear of the unknown and how beauty and luminous things that attract can be red flags
Oooo great twist, congrats on top story
congrats on TS. this was brilliantly done. love it.
Great and unique poem!!
realy nice ,, you touched my heart
Clever and emotive take on the challenge! Congrats on Top Story, you have a new subscriber too!
Great poem! Deserving of the TS! Congratulations. 🥳 👏🏻
This is fabulous. Congrats on the TS.
Oh damn. A really intense poem and message in so few words.
Biting!
oooo this was a great approach. tasty nonet