{"id":38,"date":"2015-06-29T14:40:36","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T18:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legal.centerforclever.com\/?p=38"},"modified":"2019-02-19T15:16:40","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T20:16:40","slug":"tippy-tap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlwriter.com\/?p=38","title":{"rendered":"Tippy-Tap"},"content":{"rendered":"

they<\/p>\n

never<\/p>\n

stop<\/p>\n

These tappings in my head which rise to the top<\/p>\n

as the shadows shout their opinions which<\/p>\n

make<\/p>\n

no<\/p>\n

sense<\/p>\n

it’s like a battle field and I’m entrenched<\/p>\n

but then he steps into view and<\/p>\n

catches<\/p>\n

my<\/p>\n

eye,<\/p>\n

perhaps luckily for him, I’m too shy<\/p>\n

to say anything at all to his face so<\/p>\n

silent<\/p>\n

I<\/p>\n

stay<\/p>\n

wanting to lean back, to hide, and watch the fire another day<\/p>\n

and as my soldiers run out of ammunition<\/p>\n

they<\/p>\n

declare<\/p>\n

ceasefire<\/p>\n

for once in my life, and they know it’s silence I admire,<\/p>\n

but then he says something to me and<\/p>\n

I<\/p>\n

freeze<\/p>\n

up,<\/p>\n

I see his mouth move but my throat closes up,<\/p>\n

the generals– on both sides– instantly<\/p>\n

start<\/p>\n

shouting<\/p>\n

orders<\/p>\n

but by now all bets are off, disregard all borders,<\/p>\n

so I mute the commanders’ voices to<\/p>\n

try<\/p>\n

and<\/p>\n

focus,<\/p>\n

but flowers start to bloom in my eyes, an autumn crocus,<\/p>\n

eventually his voice reaches the surface and<\/p>\n

I<\/p>\n

hear<\/p>\n

him<\/p>\n

after what feels like years, my patience to the brim,<\/p>\n

and once I can calculate what he would say,<\/p>\n

I realize it’s<\/p>\n

the<\/p>\n

three<\/p>\n

words<\/p>\n

I\u00a0never<\/em> considered, what I’ve never heard,<\/p>\n

“What’s<\/p>\n

your<\/p>\n

name?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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