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The business man at
the table behind me
tries, through his phone,
to logic someone
into not to cutting her hair.
At first I cannot tell
if it is a daughter or a lover,
but it becomes evident
as he pleads for her
to forget boys,
go back to school.
He offers advice, favors, sugary bribes.
Then, in a worried-father voice
he says he loves her.
But I cannot hear
if she loves him back.
This is based loosely on a converstaion I shamelessly eavesdropped on today at the coffee shop, and it's for PAD and NaPoWriMo.
Have to perk up your ears a bit more lol
ReplyDeleteLol, I felt like heard too much already!
DeleteYou notice life's stories!
ReplyDeleteALOHA from Honolulu
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Yes, and people often forget how public their conversations are.
Deleteoh my...hopefully his heart is in the right place...
ReplyDeletesounds like you got a glimpse of it...smiles....
It did. He just sounded worried.
ReplyDeleteHome run - brilliant details, great pacing - heartbreak narrative. Excellent.
ReplyDeleteSo hard...because our children want to make their own mistakes instead of listening to reason....sometimes you can't help hearing other people's conversations :)
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