I pressed my eyes into the skin
and still
the words would not come.
Never was a moment so devastating,
and a silence so full
and fluid
swirling in muted washes
with each menial effort
it took my lips to breathe.
Author notes
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A contest entry
- Blow Me Away. by Dead Red Head.
400 points, ended November 5, 2008, 37 entries
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