Notes About The Poem

repost from 2007 prompted by Eve's  contest theme

Feelings Unsaid

Sounds casual and shallow
Distracting peripheral;
Reserved,distant and unreciprocal.

We say hello but do not talk

Never revealing what we feel,
Reserved,remote and unreal;
Hearing but never listening.

We say hello but never talk.

Hastily in a hurry
Missed unsaid worry;
Intimacy stays untried.

We say hello but never talk

Missing meaningful content
And unable to relate;
Fearing to share or participate.

We say hello but do not talk.

Heart felt feelings are witheld
Thoughts we secrete and suppress;
Avoiding real acquaintance

we say hello but do not talk
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Krutsinger Avatar
July 2, 2020 at 2:51 AM
The repetition of the phrase "we say hello but do not talk" reiterates the hellos that "Fear to share or participate." A psychologically brilliance.
Strand Avatar
July 2, 2020 at 4:39 AM
Yes Caren,I suppose inro extro applies
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