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Diminuendo

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Author: Sean D. Layton

Sean D. LaytonJuly 21, 2019

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Diminuendo

written by: Sean D. Layton

@seandonislayton

Quiet

was never part of our repertoire.

Now we master

uncomfortable silences.

No practice needed.

Once kindred skin

now separated

by the infinite gulf

of a couch cushion.

I lied when I said it didn’t matter.

It’s years since you smiled with meaning.

A lifetime since I bludgeoned

what mattered

with feathery hammer blows

of ruinous silence.

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Sean Layton would like to publish a book at some point and figures reincarnation is his best bet. He posts a mix of cautionary tales and creative writing on his blog Tales from the Land Manatee.

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