{"id":371,"date":"2016-05-05T16:19:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T21:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/mosaic\/?p=371"},"modified":"2016-05-05T16:19:10","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T21:19:10","slug":"syncopation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/mosaic\/2016\/05\/05\/syncopation\/","title":{"rendered":"Syncopation"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Corey Sonier<\/em><\/p>\n

Second Place: *The David Middleton Poetry Prize*<\/em><\/p>\n

I no longer see myself
\nin the crinkles of your nose
\nor the creases on your palms,
\nfor I am no longer there—
\nas if I ever was.
\nDid you leave your love
\non the windowsill,
\nor in forgotten shoes
\nby the door?
\nOnly left with memories of
\nhearts that never touched,
\nnever quite resonated,
\nalways a beat out of place,
\nnot quite a melody.
\nSongs we tapped toes to
\nwere never quite our own.
\ndancing with phantoms
\non two left feet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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