I saw you today.
An adjective tumbled from my lips
and fell to the floor.
I picked it up.
It stained my fingertips
with the word beautiful.
I handed it to you
but you misunderstood
and shook my hand.
It began to choke.
So I pulled my hand away.
You frowned.
I panicked.
I swallowed it and took a deep breath.
“ YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL "
I screamed at the top of my voice.
You ran.
I really should have told you my name first.
That’s what strangers do.
Author notes
“And sometimes hurt is not of the body.
More often it is words, or lack thereof. A lack of words.
The cruelty of silence.”
— Unknown.
A contest entry
- a lack of words by freestallion.
600 points, ended January 29, 18 entries
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Comments
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Masterfully delivered message. It conveys so well that awkward, painful feeling I have felt so many times. Thank you for sharing this.
KW~
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very nice poem very odd in deed but it was good my favorite part was when you said "it began to choke" this has probbly been one of the different poems i have seened which is always good
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