Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

Notes About The Poem

Peeping Through the Keyhole

He should not have
But he did
He tried not to
But he had to

No one was looking
He thought he’d not get caught
He peeked
He looked

He saw
He wished he hadn’t
He wished he could undo
Take it back
And unsee what he saw

No one saw him
But he saw him
He knows
And now he can’t unsee
The thing he saw



AP: Honorable Mention 2025

Submitted on January 5, 2019 for contest SLAP THE MUSE AND TURN IT LOOSE sponsored by JOHN LAWLESS  -  RANKED 4TH

♡Like0

Share Poem

---

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Timothy Mcguire February 19, 2019 at 11:06 PM Like in-ringing a bell! Wonderful. Congrats on the placement. Line Gauthier February 19, 2019 at 11:38 PM Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment. Timothy.

Beata Agustin February 13, 2019 at 9:09 PM Well-expressed observation. Congrats! Thanks for sharing your talent. God bless you. Line Gauthier February 13, 2019 at 10:14 PM Thank you for your most appreciated visit and compliment, Beata.

Kim Rodrigues February 13, 2019 at 7:57 PM Awesome! You feel the anxiety! Line Gauthier February 13, 2019 at 8:47 PM Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Kim.

P.S. Awtry February 13, 2019 at 7:33 PM Back with well deserved congratulations dear Line! Line Gauthier February 13, 2019 at 8:47 PM Thanks, PS. Much appreciated.

Timothy Mcguire January 8, 2019 at 12:33 AM Fun! Like a bell that cannot be un-rung! Is that a word? If not it is now:) Line Gauthier January 8, 2019 at 8:53 AM Thanks, Timothy, for your much appreciated visit and comment.

Rhona Mcferran January 7, 2019 at 4:38 PM This is so brilliant... and like Nina, one I wish I'd written! LOVE it!!! ;) Line Gauthier January 7, 2019 at 4:49 PM Thank you so much, Rhona. Most appreciated.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart January 5, 2019 at 11:15 PM Creepy ;) love it! Line Gauthier January 6, 2019 at 6:49 AM LOL thanks, Maureen.

Robert L. Hinshaw January 5, 2019 at 6:00 PM So well written, Line, depicting the fix we get ourselves into sometimes! Great write as usual! Snow plow guys have done what I described in the Shoveling Snow write too many times! I just get the driveway cleared and they pile more snow on it - just one of the vicissitudes of life I guess - ha - Bob Line Gauthier January 5, 2019 at 6:06 PM Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Robert. Good luck with those many winter frustrations.

Ilene Bauer January 5, 2019 at 3:50 PM wow - you've captured that feeling so well, line, that it doesn't even matter what you saw! Line Gauthier January 5, 2019 at 4:37 PM Thank you for your lovely visit and comment, Ilene.

Carole Duet January 5, 2019 at 2:51 PM This is so imaginative...and entertaining, Line. Hey...I miss those old keyholes. lol Line Gauthier January 5, 2019 at 4:38 PM So true, Carole. Privacy is overrated! LOL

P.S. Awtry January 5, 2019 at 2:31 PM this is devilish fun...you've left me somehow wanting to see the thing you wish you hadn't! Line Gauthier January 5, 2019 at 4:38 PM LOL thanks for your charming visit and comment, PS. You certainly do have a naughty streak about you!