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After the Phone Call

April 23, 2015 By Guest

After

an hour of staring into space,

a cup of coffee that would have been better

shared with you,

wondering what you said,

wondering what you really said,

after

conflicting emotions wrestle within,

after

the numbness,

after

the struggle

to put the experience into words

and concede that I am unable,

the tears arrive.

There is nothing to say.

—Virginia Bush

Virginia Bush
Virginia Bush

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: National Poetry Month

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  1. Annis Cassells says

    April 24, 2015 at 1:10 pm

    Full of emotion, Virginia. Thank you. xoA

  2. Shirley Castro says

    April 24, 2015 at 5:57 pm

    I liked your line ” a cup of coffee that would have been better shared with you” which, for me, seemed to say a face-to-face connection would have facilitated communication in this instance.

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