To a four-year-old unanswered letter…
A Spoken Word Poem
Our story did not turn out the way you would have written it. No roses, no date nights, no kisses or tight hugs. You would have inscribed love in every line; filled the chapters with laughter and smiles. You would have carved utter bliss on our faces and our story would have had a happy ever after. We would have been bestseller.
Instead, I wrote you tragic story— a dreadful dystopia for you alone. I was a spilled ink running over your romantic scenes; an eclipse to a starry night. I was your runaway no one and you… you were the heartbroken man. I have never let you waltz with me in the path of love for you were a mess and I was a bigger mess.
And let’s accept it, we were two unruly messed up beings.
So I walked and left you in a corner, at the junction of what and why. What and why. What went wrong and why did our story end that way? No. Scratch end. It never ended, right? I tried not to see it the corners of your eyes but it was there. I could hear the dialogues in your trembling voice as your fingertips itched to resume the tale that was once written in your heart. I could feel it, it was still there.
And I am sorry.
I am sorry that I couldn’t give you a better ending. I am sorry that we couldn’t have a better beginning.
© 2016 Maria. All Rights Reserved.
Photography by Anna O.
Today’s Filipino word prompt is “yugto” which refers to “a fundamental transition or development of a story or phenomenon”.
Come on! Write a poem or a fiction
Snap a photo under the sun
A six-word tale or a long post, perhaps?
Let’s all get word-high this July!
Want to join the fun? Find the prompt words HERE! Don’t forget to pingback & use the tag WordHighJuly. Mazel tov! 😉
July 29, 2016 at 2:57 am
Oh my goodness I am stunned by how beautiful this was. I wish I could pick a favorite line, but I don’t think I can choose. So I’ll pick ONE of my favorite lines:
“I could hear the dialogues in your trembling voice as your fingertips itched to resume the tale that was once written in your heart.”
^Such poetry!!
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July 30, 2016 at 10:55 am
Aww, knowing that you enjoyed this one is more than enough Jade. Thank you!! ❤
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July 29, 2016 at 5:12 am
So sad a story, yet intriguing! It’s so real, straight from the heart. Great post!
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July 30, 2016 at 10:56 am
Glad to have stirred intrigue in you, Deb! Hehe. Thank you. ❤ This one really was written with someone in mind.
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July 29, 2016 at 6:44 am
I love the way you have written this…very unique. A missed romance…
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July 30, 2016 at 10:58 am
Thank you, Jessie. ❤ Some romance, I believe, were not meant to last or to start at all. Have a lovely weekend.
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July 29, 2016 at 9:26 am
“I was a spilled ink”…oh my, this is all fabulous, but I LOVE that phrase especially.
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July 30, 2016 at 11:00 am
Thank you dearest Stella! I love that phrase too. ❤ ❤ ❤
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July 30, 2016 at 2:33 pm
It’s wonderful! And that’s the way I feel, but I hadn’t found the words to say it–so, thank you!!
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July 29, 2016 at 9:39 am
Just scrape me up off the floor! Gut-wrenchingly awesome.
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July 30, 2016 at 11:01 am
Happy to know you this tugged the heart. Thank you so much, Gilda. ❤
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July 30, 2016 at 5:56 pm
Most welcome!❤️
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July 29, 2016 at 9:49 am
❤ ❤ I feel it. 😥
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July 30, 2016 at 11:03 am
Aww… I’m speechless fat. 😥
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July 29, 2016 at 11:55 am
So agree with Jade, dearie! I cannot and will not be able to find a favorite line because this emotive poem is packed with lovely, heart-rending lines! This is so great, dear!
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July 30, 2016 at 11:05 am
Aww, thank you so much dearieeeee! ❤❤❤ Non-fiction to e! Hehe
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August 1, 2016 at 6:57 am
keye nemen pele eh!!!! remdem eh! 😀 😀 😀
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July 29, 2016 at 12:43 pm
This is so beautifully written and so very painful at the same time. What hurt could possibly be worse than unreturned love? Have a blessed day.
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July 30, 2016 at 11:07 am
Indeed. I’m so happy to see you blessed with a long-lasting love, Suzanne. ❤❤❤
Thank you and have a blessed weekend.
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July 30, 2016 at 11:19 am
Thank you, Maria. It has had some bad times along with the good, but it is an enduring love. I hope that you will be blessed with a forever love, too. Have a blessed weekend. ❤❤❤
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July 30, 2016 at 11:40 am
Aww… a love that endures through it all. That’s one of the most beautiful kind of love there is. I am really happy for you from the bottom of my heart. I’ve always love seeing happy couples. ❤
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July 30, 2016 at 12:39 pm
Thank you, Maria. I appreciate that very much. You’re a sweet friend. Have a wonderful weekend. 🙂
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July 29, 2016 at 5:16 pm
Great poem Maria, packed with so much emotion.
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July 30, 2016 at 11:07 am
Thank you, D! 🙂
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July 29, 2016 at 10:34 pm
Very bittersweet and heart touching!
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July 30, 2016 at 11:08 am
Thank you, PJ! ❤❤
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