A song cycles incessantly through this penumbra
The midnight glow left that day
scared by a stranger
Unfitting ending of a startling night
Prelude of a labyrinthic chat
I left you that dawn
There was perplexity in your eyes
disturbance in mine
It wasn’t confusion that crushed clouds into thunderstorm
It wasn’t my body disheartened by your words
Nor the discussion you wrongly forgot
Unfitting closure of a labyrinthic yarn
Prelude of a divergent path
The shades of silence are to blame
All colours we left out
A touch that was not felt
_____Adriana Citlali
IX-VIII-MMXVII
Written for Seeking Some Shade Today? | dVerse
all colors we left out….
and these lines:
“Unfitting closure of a labyrinthic yarn
Prelude of a divergent path”
Well written — sad — you’ve expressed well the ending of a relationship.
Shades of disappointment, confusion and sadness.
Thank you for posting to the prompt!
Thank you, Lillian. The prompt was good inspiration. Happy to join the fun!
So many times we don’t express what we really think or feel. Or we express the opposite out of fear, as an erroneous act of autoprotection. Your poem speaks to those untold words that can damage equally or more than what is actually said.
This is awesome:
“Prelude of a labyrinthic chat
I left you that dawn
There was perplexity in your eyes
disturbance in mine”
… Also the last two lines.
“Shades of silence” … responsible for many a blighted relationship! Well written.
Interesting to blame the “shades of silence”, but I can imagine they would be the source of miscommunication.
Those shades of silence are deep and can linger a long time. Some things just don’t work out, and we need to go our separate ways.
Shades of silence….yes, there are many and they speak volumes. Relatable and well expressed.