Hushed Words

Wrote on Sept 14, 2020

The words refuse to come forward
Frozen upon the velvet tongue
Soft lips pressed tightly together
Inhaling thoughts full of emotion
Breath hitched deep inside the throat

Brief thoughts linger in memories
Drifting back to a prior time
But silence continues to flutter
Exhaling in crinkled affections
Worn over the passage of years

The quiet drags on unending
Standing stoic with a purpose
Too many pulsing desire scream
Reviving a passion inflamed
One that shouldn’t be woken up

The hushed love speaks in whisper
In monochromatic tones of gray
Somber hues painting loneliness
A yearning that begs for attention
Pleading for the aching to end

The unspoken need radiates
Reaching out to his energy
Strings of vibration woven tightly
Becoming a tight intricate knot
Yet slightly frayed at the edges
Continually tugging and pulling

Phrases locked inside the throat
Stilled on frozen vocal chords
As ardent notes keep beating
Vibrating within the hopeful soul
Yet censured from speaking the truth

Reviews

[Betty Hermelee]

Hushed words’; unspoken; locked away in your spirit; but the memories are clear; hunger, passion, hope; reaching out, but still painful; I love the phrase
“ Somber notes paint loneliness “
The urge to love exits, tied in a knot it is “slightly “frayed “
I love this poem, so visual and passionate right from the soul.
Excellent, always, Betty

[Poetic Beauty]

The urge to love is always there. It never leaves or dissipates. It’s constant ever present.

[Betty Hermelee]

I agree!!! It lingers on and on

[Poetic Beauty]

It definitely does

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I enjoyed reading this. It reminded me of a double date I went on in my single years. My best friend said I should meet this girl who was a friend of his date. I got the whole (she's a looker) bit and you can call her and chat with her. I didn't know his date at the time either. So I eventually gave in and went on the date. But it turns out that HIS date seemed more interested in me than him. We had dated each other years before. But we carried on the charade of not knowing each other until it became evident we did. And then we explained and the happy ending was that my date liked him so we just traded our dance partners for the evening and we all had a great time together.

[Poetic Beauty]

That’s sounds like an interesting but fun evening.

[Paul Bell]

It's strange when the words you want to speak just don't come out, or come out all wrong. You would think after a time we would get better at communication, yet we hope rather than act and the words drift off leaving that awful void pulling us further apart.

[Poetic Beauty]

Well and sometimes I’m a wee bit too outspoken for my own good

[Paul Bell]

Nothing wrong with that, though don't do it again you'll upset the meek. lol

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I can understand this pull and push type of emotion, sometimes we can not speak what we want to... And it's the internal turmoil that tear us apart. You portrayed it beautifully..

[Poetic Beauty]

This is very true. I wrote this when I was having a bit of a silent spell with my friend.

[Neville]

... Shhh, dont tell a single soul .. I won't .. honest maybe .. certainly interesting and enjoyed by me :)

[Poetic Beauty]

Lol he knows how I feel. I’m not good at keeping my mouth shut. He’s known for years how I feel.

[Neville]

.......... you sound like a very feely person :)

[Poetic Beauty]

It depends. I’m open in my poetry and being outspoken but I only talk about what I want to. I can be a private person at times. He is my best friend in many ways and I’ve known him for a very long time and for what seems like a brief speck of time was a part of my whole family.

[Sami Khalil]

Silence of the mouth can save us from many mistakes. Silence of the mind can clear up fog. Sometimes we can't help it. The mouth speaks what the heart feels unless we are lying to each other and to ourselves. WEll done.

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank you for taking the time to read.

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome.

[Pryde Foltz]

"The unspoken need radiates
Reaching out to his energy
Strings of vibration woven tightly
Becoming a tight intricate knot
Yet slightly frayed at the edges"

The things we should have said but didn't. Oh this poem is a impactful one. Great write, beauty:)
Continually tugging and pulling

[Poetic Beauty]

This definitely is a deep feeling deep thought poem. I’m glad you liked the poem

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

We leave too many things unsaid for various reasons. Always a big moistake.

[Poetic Beauty]

I agree and thank you for taking the time to read my friend.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I have been here before....I relate in this sense.
The silence over time hiding the truth of feelings...and in the end they erupt like
terrible volcano...and the lava destroys the relationship...
truth is better, communication is better...if only we COULD defrost the tongue in time.
j.

[Poetic Beauty]

I have since defrosted the tongue. He knows how I feel. We are way too far apart to change anything

[Coyote Poetry]

Dear friend. Sometime, we hold silence and regret.
"Phrases locked inside the throat
Stilled on frozen vocal chords
As ardent notes keep beating
Vibrating within the hopeful soul
Yet censured from speaking the truth"
I liked and understood the above lines. Many reasons to censured our thoughts. If we don't. Can fall to the open floor. Hello my friend and thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Poetic Beauty]

We have talked about this since and he said he never meant to silence me

[Coyote Poetry]

Sometime we make mistakes. I have. I learn to slow down and listen. Hello my dear friend from Michigan.

[Poetic Beauty]

We all make mistakes. Him and I are no exception and well we have a strange and rather complex relationship/friendship. We care deeply for each but Illinois and Arizona might as well be a million miles apart