Shawn L. Bird

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poem-lies by omission July 21, 2015

Filed under: Poetry — Shawn L. Bird @ 9:52 am
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He is silent after the question

and she can hear his thoughts weaving through truths

to find the one he can speak aloud.

She accepts his spoken thought

but is not deceived.

His relief is unwarranted.

 

12 Responses to “poem-lies by omission”

  1. howardat58 Says:
    July 21, 2015 at 10:17 am

    Have we all been there, on one side or the other? Have we all chosen to forget?

    Reply
  3. jburns58 Says:
    July 21, 2015 at 3:33 pm

    Great poem, Shawn! Thank you.

    Reply
  4. righteousbruin9 Says:
    July 21, 2015 at 9:24 pm

    Intuition gets the better of omission and deception.

    Reply
  5. cutelilgypsy Says:
    July 22, 2015 at 1:31 am

    As always…you are amazing. And you’re eavesdropping on my Soul again…lol

    Reply

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