Popcorn by Amanda Conlogueon the phone, you didn't
recognize my voice
moments of silence
stretched
between
idle chit-chat
your rented movie
paused, popcorn
growing stale
girlfriend waiting
I let you go
with so much left
unsaid.
11/23/2002 Posted on 12/31/2002 Copyright © 2024 Amanda Conlogue
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Posted by Ken Harnisch on 01/15/03 at 04:18 PM Ouch...terse, but quite powerful...and the rest of your poems, which I cull now in admiration, have me reading in open-mouthed appreciation! |
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