Unspoken (Inspired by “Quandary” by Franz Wright)

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64068
United States
39° 15' 33.6564" N, 94° 22' 37.452" W

For days we sat
side by side,

daring the other
to be the first

to interrupt
the silence

that weighed heavy
between us

for much
too long.

What if our words never can escape us—
What if

the words are there
with no one to tell?

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