I hope you enjoy, too.
The Quiet World
BY JEFFREY MCDANIEL
In an effort to get people to look
into each other’s eyes more,
and also to appease the mutes,
the government has decided
to allot each person exactly one hundred
and sixty-seven words, per day.
When the phone rings, I put it to my ear
without saying hello. In the restaurant
I point at chicken noodle soup.
I am adjusting well to the new way.
Late at night, I call my long distance lover,
proudly say I only used fifty-nine today.
I saved the rest for you.
When she doesn’t respond,
I know she’s used up all her words,
so I slowly whisper I love you
Read the rest here.
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Oh Doraine, this one hits me hard! "I saved the rest for you." Lovely lovely! Thanks for sharing. Enjoy the quiet. xo
ReplyDeleteYes, like Irene, I was hit hard too by:
ReplyDelete"Late at night, I call my long distance lover,
proudly say I only used fifty-nine today.
I saved the rest for you"
Poetry of silence. Art of quiet. :)
One-hundred and sixty seven words is not much, is it? It would be nice to have a "wordometer" for a day, like a pedometer that counted your words, just to see how many we are using. Love the poem, Dori -- thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteI'm so thankful there's no limit on words! Thanks for sharing this!
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