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Monday, July 26, 2021

streams of words

the streams of words
that flow through my mind
usually never reach my lips
I sit wanting to tell you
all that lies inside my head
then I leave with unspoken words
one day my nerves will harden
and I will say them aloud


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16 comments:

  1. De JacksonJuly 26, 2021 at 7:01 PM

    My brain leaves a ton unsaid, too. I feel this, deeply.

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  2. JennaJuly 26, 2021 at 7:18 PM

    Yes, there's a lot that goes unsaid. Sometimes it's a relief. Usually it's a regret.

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  3. Dwight L. RothJuly 26, 2021 at 7:18 PM

    Some things may be better left unsaid! Well done!

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  4. LucyJuly 26, 2021 at 9:04 PM

    I feel this so much:

    "then I leave with unspoken words
    one day my nerves will harden
    and I will say them aloud"

    Sometimes, I wish I could have said what I wanted to say in the moment. Other times, I wish I never said anything at all, but I guess that's just how we live through it--trial and error. You write this beautifully and poignantly. I'm getting the imagery of the narrator hoping to stick up for themselves, with the unsaid awaiting upon their lips beyond that moment.

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  5. SilverGardeniaJuly 26, 2021 at 10:12 PM

    I think you've captured a quintessential element of the human condition. Hopefully we can all get up the nerve to say our unspoken words aloud when it matters.

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  6. Gillena CoxJuly 27, 2021 at 12:03 AM

    Nice one Arcadia. Will all the unspoken words ever really be heard?

    Thanks for dropping by to read mine

    Much💜love

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  7. Ron RowlandJuly 27, 2021 at 7:41 AM

    Nicely composed. So often I have "...streams of words
    that flow through my mind [and] usually never reach my lips..."

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  8. Arcadia MariaJuly 27, 2021 at 8:07 AM

    Thank you everyone for your kind comments.

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  9. BillJuly 27, 2021 at 9:52 AM

    Pushing feeling into words. Well done.

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  10. HelenJuly 27, 2021 at 11:50 AM

    Not being able to express what is in your heart, your mind is a frustration many feel ... this quadrille describes that feeling well.

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  11. indybevJuly 27, 2021 at 1:02 PM

    Often when I'm filled with words unsaid I turn to pen and paper.... Great poem.

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  12. JadeLiJuly 27, 2021 at 10:23 PM

    I would love to have a jack to plug into my thoughts and have them download into a word processor or video or podcast, just to get them out of my head.

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  13. purplepeninportland.comJuly 28, 2021 at 8:12 PM

    Great take on this prompt, Arcadia!

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  14. Tzvi FievelJuly 28, 2021 at 8:53 PM

    "leave with unspoken words."
    This is something I experience often.

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  15. IngridJuly 29, 2021 at 12:04 PM

    Beautiful! I hope those words make their way out one day :-)

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  16. Arcadia MariaJuly 29, 2021 at 6:17 PM

    Thank you again everyone.

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