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I Can'T Hear You When You Whisper

" I CAN'T HEAR YOU WHEN YOU WHISPER " you screech one final time, so loudly that the walls between us shake (Listen, listen, listen!) I repeat, with fresh rebellion but to you, it's just a whisper so you hear nothing 'til my lips are at your grimy ear and now it is too late After I have done, you thump behind me down the cellar stairs, eyes aglitter And leaning awkwardly against the roughened wall, stare past me as I work I may now speak my mind unmolested, while you, of course, can make no further comment These shaken walls hold sentences for far too many ghosts and tomorrow, I'll begin to tear them down but for now, I eulogize at the height of my voice so I can't hear you when you whisper

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Sigrid Ermine

Date: 9/1/2020 10:56:00 PM

Hi Lycia. Strong intriguing work, just right for WIC Contest. I'm left with an unsettled feeling, so your write has given the desired affect. The whisper theme could mean several different scenarios, someone hit around the ears would cause static to sound, muting small noises. Congrats, very sound entry.!

Lycia Harding
Date: 9/2/2020 4:02:00 AM

Thank you, Sigrid! I'll tell you the real story; its about an abused woman who's had enough so she kills her abuser (Parent? Husband? Captor?) and drags him/her down to the basement to be buried next to all the others he's/she's victimized. I'm glad you found it creepy, that was the intention. Xoxo! LyLy

John Hamilton

Date: 9/1/2020 8:51:00 AM

Thanks Lycia, congrats!