Lips parting
Tongue straining
Ready to spill
The blood
of truth
or lies
or whatever
secret
Needs to be
Shared
in the moment
When no one is
Listening
Just between
Us
and the ears
We set
Burning
____________
2023, John L. Harmon
The preceding was born from a request by a friend to write a poem about secrets. I hope I fulfilled the request in a satisfactory manner.
Thank you for reading or listening to my half-blind words.
Freak Out,
JLH
P.S. A book full of other poems, available from an Amazon near you…
I like it John!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear it!
DeleteFascinating poem. 👍
ReplyDeleteThank you, Barry!
DeleteI feel like I should be listening to you recite this in a beatnik coffee shop. What is the internet equivalent of finger snapping my appreciation?
ReplyDeleteMaybe I was a beatnik in a previous life.
DeleteAs for snapping fingers, I guess the clickety clack of the keyboard is the modern equivalent!
I think your poems are brilliant, thought provoking & occasionally scary
ReplyDeleteThank you! I definitely agree with the scary part
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