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"The Words on the Paper" by Elise Loughran

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May 15th, 2026

The Words on the Paper

by Elise Loughran

the words fell upon the paper
a frail assault on my reveries
indelible thoughts meet my pools of timidity
the same pools that winced at your elegies
the same pools that swore to infinity 

the words that fell on the paper
were menacing and pitiless
the alignment of our moons shifted
dilapidated ruins of tenderness
the undeniable love drifted 

the worst about the words on the paper 
was not the twisted and mangled prose   
not the unrelenting language that arose
it is the pit that drops in my stomach
each word plummeting down a new depth
each sentence was true, calamitously true

I have nowhere to hide – except from you

About the Poet
Elise Loughran resides in Halkyn, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom.
Read the poet's biography and Young Poets World publications on Elise Loughran's Artist Page.

Young Poets Collection
This poem is also featured in Young Poets Collection #2, published in the Young Poets World Library.

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Previously published in Young Poets 13 to 15:
The Way We Faded
by Susan Sim

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