Runner-Up in Poetry at the 2026 contest: Odd Dreams
Z.S.H.
Oh curses, foiled again
This cycle, never ending
Oh foiled
Curses, again
Foiled, oh
Again, curses!
Oh, foiled curses again!
This never ending cycle
Oh foiled,
Foiled, again
Curses again,
Again foiled
Oh again, foiled curses!
This cycle, ending never
Oh curses
Again, curses!
Foiled again
Curses, again
Ever had a never-ending nightmare about math? It's always the small mistakes that shake up the bigger picture.