Original words
Original thoughts
Never a one, had I
Original sin
Original blasphemy
Ignorantly guilty, am I?
Originally intended
Unintentionally mistaken
Mistakenly underestimated, thought I
Underappreciated
Overly sensitive
Wholly misunderstood, was I?
Intentions lie to your face
Truth dies on your tongue
Your lips hesitate to grasp the situation, yet I
Close my eyes and purposely swallow
The lump of whys now caught in my throat
And in the silence that followed
Goodbye strummed its final note. Still I….