It’s the ghosts of words unspoken
Like shadows in the corner
They crawl out further
As each hour passes
And I dwell in that
Place
The things I should have said
Instead
I let them pass
With heavy thoughts
And a sigh
I didn’t know what words to use
And the time to use them
Completely passed me by
Now
It’s gone
So the ghosts live on
Reminding me
I should have tried harder
At
The
Time
If feelings could be simply lifted
Torn strips
Drifting
From one heart to another…
Yes!
No.
Instead we must load them with
Appropriate words
So over burdened
They flutter
To the ground
Some weighed down
Drowned before they are even uttered
Still the ghosts creep
It’s been a year
The odd thing is
They will think I don’t care
When it is the very opposite idea
Really
I cared too much
To drop a bit of fluff
A well worn line
Used a thousand times
Gathered somewhere in every card they threw out eventually
Along with dried dead flowers
And all the remainders
Of a lifetime now over
That’s not what my thoughts were about
Those condolences
Bereavements
Grieving things
They were –
Oh who cares now really
(Except me)
The time has past
Why does their echo
So outlast
The event
Because I didn’t send them out to comfort
Instead they loll about
Waiting for the time to come
When they will make it further than the tip of my tongue
The place just behind my heart
A deep
Dark
Well
Where love can eventually flow
Unimpeded
By the ghostly dread
Of those meaningful words which I should not have left
Unsaid
*what we do not do, the actions that we fail to take become part of our negative space – they never go away. Instead they become like ghostly weights.
Trite – that foul word
Regret – another
“Should have” – two evil twins that will haunt forever
Wonderfully written!!! The accompanying photo is equally striking!
The photo is very striking – I thought so too – it’s from Unsplash
The photo has a the perfect haunting feel
Excellent depiction Kate 🙂
It is a mesmerising photo and yes I thought it was a good fit too. 😊
I’ve definitely been there! Not a good feeling! Thank you so much for posting!
Hi Cherie thanks for reading – and yes I think we all let some things past we shouldn’t
You’re very welcome. And I always thought I was so guilty of that I could’ve won first prize at it! LOL
Oh wow. I felt this so much!!
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