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Empty Words

March 19, 2022
By venyaio BRONZE, Fremont, California
venyaio BRONZE, Fremont, California
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the elephant in the room,

the building tension between them

almost static. 


her lips as dry as 

the empty words they form;

a simple, crisp

sorry.


but it was only sounds, 

as the letters passed right through him;

the s through his ears

the o through his heart

the two r’s through his two desperate eyes

the y through his skin leaving nothing but 

a trail of hurt


no amount, combination of letters

could change

her

b-e-t-r-a-y-a-l


B for broken promises 

E for expectations

T for tired

R for resentful

A for accusations

Y for young and foolish

A for ashamed

L for love, vanished.


a silent moment,

leaves the elephant in its place.

and he replies with a word as empty as hers,

simple, crisp

Goodbye. 


The author's comments:

Just a simple, short piece about the aftermath of a breakup.


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