Notes About The Poem

Written in my Yalto form: 3,4,2,4,5,3,2,3,2,3,3,5,6,1,5 syllables

Date: 02/14/2026

Whispered Secret


hush...it stays 
          between us, so...
                    plant it
                               d
                                e
                                e
                                p 
                         in the dirt;
                              don't water the seed!

bite your tongue
     so it
           ages
                 like fine wine;
                            do not speak!

keep the lie
     the truth is a ghost
           wait for the dam to burst
                 s  h  h...
                       no one needs to know!
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Kendrick Avatar
February 16, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Creative work. Some information in life is best kept to oneself and no one else ever know except the person who did it and you. I enjoyed reading this one. Soupmail soon. Sara K
Ibeh Avatar
February 17, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Thank you so much, Sara:-)
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