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No Net Gain

A Breakup Nonet

By Gerard DiLeoPublished about a month ago 1 min read
No Net Gain
Photo by Francesco Dondi on Unsplash

Your are a nine-sided nonagon

Side-by-side, I'm an octagon

But our angles should total

Three-hundred-and-sixty

Degrees congruent:

Obtuse, acute

Just don't add

Up to

Us

love poems

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Gerard DiLeo

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Comments (7)

  • Stephanie Gingerabout a month ago

    This is clever! And enjoyable to read! Good luck!

  • Zivah Avrahamabout a month ago

    Clever! Good luck in the challenge.

  • C. Rommial Butlerabout a month ago

    Well-wrought!

  • Dharrsheena Raja Segarranabout a month ago

    Oooo, this was sooooo clever! Loved it!

  • TheSpinstressabout a month ago

    This is so sad, and incredibly original! Good luck in the challenge!

  • John Coxabout a month ago

    Relational Geometry: the sum is greater than the total of the parts. Again, a totally original take on the challenge!

  • And a brilliant clever take on the challenge, love it

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