Wednesday, February 26, 2014

whispers



if only
they all were nuzzles
on the neck,
sweet nothings
at the lobe and ridge—

that none
were the black tar kind/unkind
to speaker
and hearer both—
like virus
from the vector’s mouth

if only
the cure could spread
as fast as the disease.

up to you and me?


© 2014 Jennifer Wagner



15 comments:

Grace said...

Some whispers are unkind, spreading like a disease ~ If only more people will whisper kindness instead ~ Good one Jennifer ~

Brian Miller said...

it is up to us...
spread like a disease...both sides of this are that
indeed

Anonymous said...

it is indeed up to you and me. ~

Mary said...

Oh I agree.... If only...indeed!

Claudia said...

oh i wish that love and forgiveness would spread as fast as gossip indeed...that would change the world...

brudberg said...

So true.. If only.. The sweet nuzzles - but it's up to us.. It should be simple.

Optimistic Existentialist said...

Yes it is up to you and me - all of us. We can spread kindness like wildfire :)

Mystic_Mom said...

Love this. A short and powerful write. Spread the cure. Indeed.

Maude Lynn said...

Splendid words choices. Wow.

RMP said...

vial whispers do seem to spread like wildfire...wide spread and untamed. fighting them is definitely not an easy task.

really nice write!

Wendy Bourke said...

"if only the cure could spread as fast as the disease" that is so true about undoing the damage that gossip does.

Magyar said...

Ahh... the truth, that civil balance between the said and heard. _m

Jody Lee Collins said...

"If only the cure could spread as fast as the disease." Ouch. Powerful, Jennifer. And good to 'hear' you.

enthusiastically, dawn said...

Short, powerful and a call to action. Excellent!

Anonymous said...

Great call to action indeed. It's so true that we are all masters of our What Ifs. Most of those doing the whining in society are sitting back and letting others decide the outcome for them. Well said.