| NICHELLE | |||||||||||
| Rejected | |||||||||||
| Copyright 2002 | |||||||||||
| I tried to talk to you, but you covered your ears. I tried to listen to you, but you closed your mouth. When my eyes met yours, you turned away. When I needed your help, you took back your hand. I was rejected. Now you try to talk and listen to me. Now there's a constant glare against my face and your hand beside me. But where am I? I am gone, and out of reach because I was shut out of your life. I cover my ears, my mouth is sealed, my eyes are shut, and my hand clenched tight. I live up to the deal of being rejected. |
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| This poem is being published in Fall 2002 in "Letters from the Soul". | |||||||||||