Speaking Graffiti

our words

go round

& round

& round

 

the more

we text

the less

we say

 

maybe we

should

speak

‘Graffiti’:

 

be

short

succinct,

honest.

 

• photo on Unsplash.com  by Noe

icy innuendoes

The bite

Of frost

In the air;

The breath

Of winter

On my neck

 

those icy

Innuendoes

down the pike,

The touch

Of winter

In yr text

 

• photo from Unsplash by Oscar Sutton

Focused

Speckled with yellow and black light

he focuses on his phone, has he got it right?

Tentatively the fingers tap.

She’s aggressive, he defensive,

She certain, he apprehensive.

They both know what’s coming next

if he misreads another text.

 

• have you ever sent or received a text that was misinterpreted?

 

*photo by Eddy Billard on Unsplash

 

 

Trainwreck

That mangled text

Shot off in seconds: such

Furious fingers