walls may have ears
but windows have big
mouths that stage whisper
the pillowcase confessions
of their keepers
every last breath
every little death
every dark lacey doing
every coming and going
every sacred locket vesper
you swore you didn't tell
shutter your secrets
shutter them well
Rene ~ April 2011
but windows have big
mouths that stage whisper
the pillowcase confessions
of their keepers
every last breath
every little death
every dark lacey doing
every coming and going
every sacred locket vesper
you swore you didn't tell
shutter your secrets
shutter them well
Rene ~ April 2011
nice...windows are big mouths...esp when someone is sitting outside with a corn field handy....
ReplyDeleteoh wow, this really speaks to me.
ReplyDeleteain't that the truth.
ReplyDeleteWord, sistah.
ReplyDelete(peacebumptwofingersout)
Well crafted. I loved it.
ReplyDeleteevery dark lacey doing - great poem
ReplyDeleteThis is a very eerie monster poem, Rene!
ReplyDeleteRene,
ReplyDeleteA rather scary, all-seeing window!
A clever use of the monster prompt.
Eileen
oh, man.
ReplyDeleteI really like this poem. Moral of the story...your secrets aren't safe anywhere! Even the house has ears!
ReplyDeleteThe Write Soil
I bought a book of sermons from those Trappists who make the fruitcake. One of the sermons said that when we die we are going to be handed the book of our life and told to read it aloud. So, get used to your flaws and your secrets.
ReplyDeletestunning piece.
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