in your head
he said
but
just more silence
always silence
so he left it
just as he had found it
and with a shrug
turned
and walked away
saying nothing
this was
after all
always her way
he never knew
quite where her head was
to comment
would have been irrelevant
and he’d grown so weary
of irrelevance
so very weary
today
he goes away
no more comments
no farewell
rob kistner © 2019
Very sad. Refusing to name “it” adds to the sense of desolation.
Yes Ek, very sad!
‘he never knew quite where her head was’ (or his) ~~ most frustrating way to be in a relationship.
And the relationship collapsed Helen.people must communicate!
thats sucha sad turn of events .. hope he is better walking away ..
There is likely nothing more hopeless than when a relationship goes silent. Even in the throes of argument there exists emotion, that can possibly be turned positive — because arguing comes from feelings. Silence is the absence of all feelings – it is the death knell of a relationship.
When communication breaks down … the end comes swiftly…
When there is nothing left to say — there is nothing left.
There comes a time. Wev’e hit the wall.
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There does come that time Jim, when there is nothing left to say. When that time is reached, then there is simply nothing left!
…and wise to acknowledge it’s over and journey on. So many people just wallow and stay. Is that living?
No it is not Margaret, no it is not. But some people are weak, scared, lack the gut gumption to step away when the ride is over. Others actually find a strange kind of comfort/safety hanging with the devil they know — as long as they think pthey’re handling it. Starting a new relationship is damned hard work — and they fear they may end up with a devil they don’t know. Sad, but true. But again, that is a weak person, and weakness does not buy happiness.
I think he tried his very best. A poignant read.
A silent relationship is no relationship Viv. Nothing else to be done.
Yep, Best to admit the end of a thing and move along.
Silence and a turning away………..no meeting of minds going on. Well expressed, Rob.