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Talking to You

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Here I am, whispering in your slumber.
I have precious words to deliver.
Our feelings make noise. We are deaf.
I need to talk to you; I
don’t want to lose you. I’m
not a monster, or
maybe we are
both scared. I’m
stuck. My
words
trigger
all of your
defenses but it
is never the moment
nor the place to talk about
us. We share love and respect but
we don’t know how to communicate.
Because, when we speak, we fight. Here I am.

This reversed etheree is my take on “I want to talk to you” by Cyril Rolando. I was inspired by the fact that the poem looked like an etheree and that it could possibly be written backwards. So, I tried it. And, through trial and error, this is the result.

I especially like the poem because it talks about broken friendships, or just broken relationships in general. When a relationship breaks, there's this void you have to fill, this empty space you don't always know how to bridge with words. But, you have to bridge it if you want the relationship to heal. I think this poem does a good job of talking about that. 

Obviously, I really like Ronaldo's poem. I hope you guys like it, too, as well as my version. :D

Dedicated to Elise.

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