Silence Distills

Writing the lines,
  one word remains absent

To give the verse promise,
  new voices to fill

Speaking the words,
  I pause before ending

Taking a breath,
 —as the silence distills

(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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April 3, 2017 at 12:30 PM
Nice :)
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