The Red Broken Shape (Looks Like a Heart)

one broken, one delivered
what does make it so difficult?
Unpredictable to know
silence to expect
how fragile can it be,
how long can it take...

just a wind of words
destroyed what took years to built
just seconds of speech
saved their breath.

two different paths
separated by a card
each of them with a piece of the round shape
no one wants to keep the end
no one with the V-shape.

The red turned into black
and the two half circles
are no longer next to each other
the red organ shape,
broken from the top to the bottom.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Chappell Avatar
October 3, 2010 at 5:08 PM
excellent use of words my friend thank you for sharing [duncan]
Mehta Avatar
October 2, 2010 at 2:17 PM
Very creative and expressive write on The red broken shape, really interesting Ruth
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