Unspoken

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Forty-six years ago, this past fall, our nation was rocked by the events in Dallas, Texas. The thought of "what if I were to die in just an instance, what would I have left unspoken," caused me to ponder that thought...as the news spoke of the day President John Kennedy was assasinated. So, what would you leave unspoken?

Unspoken

Two score and six,
  our world stood silent,
words escaped the witness,
  emotions left unspoken.

Your heart grew colder,
  with each beating pulse,
my sight narrowed, dimmed,
  so much left unspoken.

Ink quill dry,
  a well ran empty,
every effort to leave,
  nothing left unspoken.

Your eulogy read,
  cheeks wet by tears,
our good-byes undone,
  forgiveness left unspoken.

My prayers contain,
  an eternal hope and wish,
we’ll cross paths again,
  leaving nothing still unspoken.

No tears in heaven,
  harps and chords abound,
memories clouded by joy
  did we leave anything unspoken.

“Let no debt go unpaid, except for that
  of loving one another; and never fully
    repay that debt.”  Romans 13:8
      © 2009 Randolph D Brown Jr

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Isaiahjanae commented on Unspoken

02-11-2010

I was in my Mother's womb on the day of his death. She cried for days and I felt her pain. I really enjoyed this serious poem.

Poetry is either something that lives like fire inside you or else it is nothing, an empty formalized bore around which pedants can endlessly drone their notes and explanations.

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