there are sounds that should never be born,
the wail of a mother burying a child,
the giggle of an underage bride on her wedding night,
gunfire, slamming doors, the falling away of a hug,
the screaming quiet of loneliness,
eyes quickly looking away.
THOUGHT PURGE 
oh, the sadness of “the falling away of a hug”
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This is fantastic! Though the sounds that shouldn’t be heard become quieter and quieter in this poem, they do not become less devastating.
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A thoughtful write and with your usual eloquence.If the bride did not giggle nervously perhaps we would never have known? Nada Brahma is a phrase i love..The World is Sound.
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Thanks so much Paul 🙂
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So thoughtful, so powerful, so painful…
yes, there are many more of them…
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Yes there are sadly…thanks Vijita.
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Poetry that makes one think about the dissonant things in life is important. You mentioned a few very powerfully, especially using the word giggle in a very unexpected way.
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Thanks Olga. Much appreciated.
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that’s art…you made such punchy lines ….and the use of giggle is quite unique!
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Thank you Sreeja.
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So very powerful!
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Thanks Candy 🙂
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“the falling away of a hug,” Damn.
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🙂 Thanks Raivenne!
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Finally, yes, smoothing dark; too much giggle-ness out here somehow–like the line /the falling away of a hug/.
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Thanks Glenn.
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Oh, I felt every line of this. Wonderful!
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Thanks Sherry!
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Good understanding of life. I enjoyed this.
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Thank you.
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Nah.. my
friEnd.. noThing
Giggles about
institutionalized
and religiousized rape..
dress up owning people
as cattle in any color
other than
free
and
all that’s
left is slave labor
in all the ways that liVes
as less than liFe can and
WiLL Be..FReeDoM NoW..:)
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So much angst captured in so few words. Amazing!
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Thank you Bev.
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The dark side, so sad and disturbing ~
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Yes, indeed. This is beautifully penned. ❤
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Thanks Maria.
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“The screaming quiet of loneliness” how accurate this is
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Thank you Sarah.
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Wow! That was completely unexpected and so powerful, particularly ‘the falling away of a hug, /
the screaming quiet of loneliness, / eyes quickly looking away. Sucker punch!.
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Thanks so much Kim.
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Oh, you make “giggle” into something very cold and sad here. Well done.
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Thank you🙂
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This poem is strong and forceful and thoughtful. Excellent choice of 44 words.
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Thanks so much.
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Such power in such few words! Gosh really well done!
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Thank you Sanaa.
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How sad your honest words made me. You are right – some sounds should never be born.
Kind regards
Anna :o]
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Thanks Anna.
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Very powerful write …. you’ve managed admirably to avoid falling into the trap that the word giggle creates – that of lightness – which would otherwise have undone a serious theme. Nice work.
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Thanks so much.
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It is a hard prompt. Glad you thought so too,, but you made a good, thoughtful poem out of it. Chilling in its contrasts.
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Thanks Jane 🙂
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A giggle does show evidence of someone perhaps too young to be getting married.
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Yes..thanks Frank.
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The giggle of an underage bride left me cold… no there are sounds that should not be born.
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Yes… and yet there are young girls being forced into marriage because of customs or poverty …it is quite tragic.
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Oh, heavens. THIS:
“the falling away of a hug”
Of all these sounds, this is the one that gets me. Whew. This is really just so well done. I love the title, too.
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Thanks so much…
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‘the falling away of a hug’ leapt of the page for me too, a beautiful write Rajani xxx
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Thanks so much…this was a tough prompt!
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You are very welcome, I went very light-hearted with this prompt and your take on it is very moving xxx
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🙂🙂
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… the falling away of a hug…” slays me.
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Thanks Carolin, glad you liked it 🙂
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