linda eide Poet Free verse

Secrets

 

 He said
Tell me your secrets
I promise to keep them safe
I gave him my heart
Told him about the wind
Rustling the leaves outside my window
The owl like a night spirit
Sitting in the branches keeping me company
On sleepless nights
Took him to my garden
Introduced him to my flowers
Told him all my secrets one by one
Until I had none left
He opened his hands and threw them into the air
When they fell to earth, I couldn’t find them
Now I stand here with empty hands
No secrets
No more secrets

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Chetta Achara March 9, 2024 at 5:32 PM A beautiful poem. But I couldn't figure out if the secrets were given in trust and then betrayed, or if the secrets were given and the person became unburdened by them and became free. I suspect it is the first scenario, and if so how very sad..