cardigan

I’m unraveled,

a knitted cardigan

with a loose thread

that has been pulled

until I fall apart.

I no longer hold

you close, keep

you warm, I’m just

a lonely pile of yarn.

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NaPoWriMo 2024 – Day 29: If you’ve been paying attention to pop-music news over the past couple of weeks, you may know that Taylor Swift has released a new double album titled “The Tortured Poets Department.” In recognition of this occasion, Merriam-Webster put together a list of ten words from Taylor Swift songs. We hope you don’t find this too torturous yourself, but we’d like to challenge you to select one these words, and write a poem that uses the word as its title.