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october 11, 2011
by Ava Blu
i can't understand why we betray ourselves,
why we take up knitting to keep our hands from being
idle and why we kiss each other
because silence breathes heavy on our necks.
i can't understand why things feel left open
only when you've got nothing behind you
and the laughs i hear behind my back
are really cries
for help.
10/11/2011 Author's Note: if you're gonna judge one,
you better judge all
Posted on 10/11/2011
Copyright © 2025 Ava Blu
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Lori Blair on 10/12/11 at 10:38 PM Maybe we try too hard to see the good most times that we don't listen to the truths that are simply not seen. I really enjoyed this! Thank You |
| Posted by Steven Kenworthy on 10/13/11 at 08:24 AM eva...your work still pulls me in. i like the brevity here...the ginsu sharpness of your words, not overly decorative...but crafted well enough to punch us all in the face and kick us in the shins. keep it solid little lady...xoxo |
| Posted by Sarah Graves on 10/14/11 at 06:20 AM Reading this makes me wonder even more, what happens inside silence and the things we take for granted as a result of that. |
| Posted by Frankie Sanchez on 10/14/11 at 07:03 PM brilliant. i just fell into this and kept re-reading it. i kept knitting different titles in my head. |
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