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The Question #WritcoPoemPrompt122
#WritcoPoemPrompt122
Someone has asked you a question,
That feels far too personal,
It's only a first impression,
You might be completely wrong and irrational,

'How old were you when they first put it in?'
I was twelve when it happened, That's too late don't you think
The question hangs in the room, sucking the air out,
you look at me as if to say 'Why so nervous, what's that about'
I began to mutter under my breath, my face filled with red.
Flustered, the words stumbled out of my Head
but my mouth was in no mood to cooperate with me.
you continued riding that same train of thought, after a sip from your chamomile tea:
'I begged them to do it sooner i begged all night long'
But my parents said no, i had to beg grandma to let me tag along'
At this point The words fail to form
and I feel my anxiety turn to ants that begin to swarm
I can see clearly my silence has begun to dissapoint
Eye contact seems out of the question at this point
just when I thought things couldn't get worse
relief came to wash away this awkward curse
when
Forcing my eyes to look up from the floor I understood at once
when I saw a pair of tiny earrings cradled in your hands

© RomaOu