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Paper
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"In truth I am but a wordsmith surrendering my words to you....Kristy Tallman"™



Paper

I sit here numb -
numb from the pain -
too tired to fight about it anymore -
too hurt to feel the sting -

my pen lay there on the nightstand
wondering why I hadn't picked it up -
it knew too well my heart
was filled with words - words
I didn't have a way to set free.

The paper's edges danced
in the fan's wind -
a breeze from the window uplifted
the white sheets -
they flew through the air,
finding their way to me -
I shooed the pages away -
tears fell because my words were gone -
no - not gone just hiding

too afraid - to afraid to feel the pain -
to numb to flinch from the sting -
I sat there, paper flying everywhere
wondering what word
would make everything okay -
I cried because my words went away -

too tired to fight about it anymore -
too sad to complain -
I picked up a knife
and in the wood I carved one single word -
one word that cut so deep -
one word that explained it all -

Life –

©Kristy Tallman – October 2007



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 Reviews of "Paper"
Reviewed by Leann Marshall
Reviewed on May 15, 2009
Compelling and from your soul, Kristy. Thanks for sharing this.
Leann

Reviewed by Cryssa C
Reviewed on February 15, 2008
Your pain comes through this poem in a beautiful way, causing the reader to empathize with you.

Cryssa

Reviewed by Karen Palumbo
Reviewed on October 23, 2007
Nicely written piece expressing all that lies within our hearts and souls, with one word that sums it all....

Be safe,
Karen


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