Pin Drop

poem by: John Salvetti
Written on Oct 31, 2017

It's so hard to wrap my head around
the pin drop deafening silent sound.
It’s embrace is cold, yet warm somehow.
I shiver at the thought.

Please give me a jacket, a blanket, a towel?
Anything to soak up the pity - or cover the shallow.
Now though -
it may be all for naught.

I open the door, am suddenly floored by the unexpected decibels.
I wanted the sound, but as it surrounds, can I just move over the decimals?
There’s no mama bear; instead I have bared that my inability to fare is incredible.
Pin Drop

 

Tags: Sad, Rhyme, Metaphor, Depressing, Pain,

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Christopher Russon commented on Oct 31, 2017 at 7:43pm
Well written with depth.

 

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