Sunday, September 29, 2013

Empty Words

EMPTY WORDS

“Today dry eyes scan
only empty words”
—William Allen White &
Albert Bigelow, Rhymes 
By Two Friends(1893)

Sitting here tonight—
Watching the TV without
The sound turned on

Listening to the night—
The pale blue glow in the dark
A train rumbles by

The little shack shakes—
The Elms out there in the street  
Moan, groan like the dead

It’s only the wind—
It’s snowing & cold outside
And I’m sick of words




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