Obligation
By cmagee
Sat, 15 Jan 2005
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Where are your thoughts
during these silences
those that stretch
to the limit
the bond between you and me
that connection
that was once unbreakable
that no man
could put asunder?
Remember when the air
was filled with conversation
and disputes
and endearments?
You were greedy
took far more
than your fair share
of space
and I let you.
Now I see your face
grimy and choking
in a smog of stifled words
and resentment
I sense you
wanting to punch
and kick the air.
Are you brave enough
to pick up the knife
and cut the taut rope
before it wraps itself
around your neck
and you are suffocated
by obligation?
? Christine Magee 2004
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