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Empty Letters

February 11, 2013
By Weiss BRONZE, RALEIGH, North Carolina
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A formal address.
Name. Clack. Ding.
Street. Clack. Ding.
State...
Fingers mash the keys
Of polished, black metal
With painted on letters.
The type writer dances,
Printing emotionlessly
Empty words on the page.
A signature. Clack. Ding.
A loud rip abruptly fills the room.
A blank letter ready for delivery.
Clack. Ding.

© Mary A., Fullerton, CA

The author's comments:
When everything becomes routine, and life is just about going through the motions. When people no longer mean what they say, or say what they mean.
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