Accidental Words
Accidental Words
Whispers I should not have heard.
Things "said"
that have gone way wrong.
It was just a party.
It began with, "I don't want to go..."
and ended with, "I am sorry I went..."
Christmas Gala at work,
New Years Cheer looming,
where people need to get along.
My ears, my terrible ears.
Giving me everything...
and nothing of value.
"They" will not stop...
I wish they would quit
screaming...
so loud.
Listening,
at the water cooler,
attending at the bar,
open far too long...
for most that attend.
The bathroom,
the stalls,
the walls...
thin like paper.
Someone is cheating,
someone will soon,
someone has already made the rounds.
Someone is leaving,
someone is being hired,
while you, me, we, will be let go...
after the show,
tomorrow.
Hoping for a bonus,
ending up with no job at all.
What in the world happened,
you might ask...?
A tie,
a label,
a drink
a smoke
two people,
that should never have met,
got married,
battled,
lied,
and deceived
each other,
into believing...
a single moment dressed up in fineness',
does not replace the reality of every hidden fact,
be who you are,
and no one will ever regret,
having heard the truth,
about you.
Copyright © Ann Foster | Year Posted 2019
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