#NaHaiWriMo 2026 - the second batch

#NaHaiWriMo - Concrete

Your words were empty
I couldn’t understand you

I lost my footing

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How do I hold this
Everything turns to dust
Burning my hand

#NaHaiWriMo - Bottle

You hold me so tight

Let’s try to find the words

I hold you so tight

#NaHaiWriMo - Oblivious

I thought we agreed
Never to lie to each other
Now we sit in silence
Our bodies in tension

#NaHaiWriMo - Plant

I once called this home

The weather keeps changing

Rivers keep flowing

#NaHaiWriMo - Magnet

The heat of your body
I tried not to look at you
My hands so empty

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The shock of being seen
It was inevitable
You whispered to me

#NaHaiWriMo - Watermelon

Watermelon kisses

I thought I knew what it meant

So sweet and delicious

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Will you join the dance

Until we’re covered in sweat

Bodies twist through space

#NaHaiWriMo - Heart

The language too fraught
Too many metaphors
Here is my heart

#NaHaiWriMo - Daffodil

You don’t want to know

Hands full of fear, grief, confusion

How to move forward

#NaHaiWriMo - Toilet paper

Always underfoot
I could have treated you better

Extended more grace

#NaHaiWriMo - Mathematics

We made so much sense

Every touch mathematical

I can’t figure it out

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We can’t stop watching

Violence plus violence

A game of loss

#NaHaiWriMo - Costume

Wear your words like skin
You can try new ones at night
Which will stretch, which shine

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Here is an adventure
So many things to discover
Not only pleasure

#NaHaiWriMo - Pigeon

As you cross the square

A river of feathers

An explosion of air