Unintended Innuendo
Line of inquiry:
“as we passed her she did wilt
which caused in us sense of guilt
since our stance perhaps did cause
to put her heart’s joy on pause
though we’re gentle, not hostile
we diminished her soul’s smile
since our aura as she viewed
scent of love did not exude”
Poem:
We walked by, unaware,
and in our wake, her smile faltered—
no harsh word, no glance too cruel,
but something in our silence
touched her like a shadow.
We weren’t unkind, yet we diminished,
as though absence could speak louder
than the warmth we never gave.
In the pause, we left her heart adrift.
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