two lies, one truth

Posted on October 22, 2015 by whimsygizmo

(a fib)

 

..

i
am
waiting
for something.
i have been to the
moon’s darker side a thousand times.
i once held a baby hummingbird loose in my palm.

.
Prompted by OctPoWriMo, day 22. 

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9 Responses to two lies, one truth

  1. Grace Black says:
    October 22, 2015 at 5:40 pm

    The lie is waiting for something?

    Reply
  2. Shawna says:
    October 22, 2015 at 6:11 pm

    I think it’s all true and the lie is that you’re lying.

    Reply
  3. anne katherine says:
    October 22, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    😉 Maybe you’re not waiting for anything!

    Reply
  4. Cressida says:
    October 22, 2015 at 8:35 pm

    You did not hold a humming bird loose in your hand….not loose anyway:)

    Reply
    • Shawna says:
      October 23, 2015 at 5:23 am

      It’s a metaphor, of course. I’m the humming-bird. I’m also the moon.

      So is she.

      And no one
      is ever
      not
      waiting
      for something.

      Reply
  5. Misky says:
    October 23, 2015 at 1:32 am

    The hummingbird is a splendid addition.

    >

    Reply
  6. Illsa Gorrey says:
    October 23, 2015 at 2:20 am

    Fibs can be fun, at least when they’re like this one!

    Thank you for visiting me at poetryofthenetherworld dot blogspot dot com

    Reply
  7. Shawna says:
    October 23, 2015 at 5:24 am

    Today is the day of a million poems. And by “a million,” I mean “thirteen,” of course. I dare you, and me, to write thirteen poems today.

    Here’s the inspo:

    Reply

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