it seemed a good idea – put it in writing
and now the letter was held gingerly
in her quivering hands
sitting across from the mailbox
trying to imagine being elsewhere
in a tea shop or trying on shoes
she could get up, walk away
tuck the missive in an old book or
inside the jacket of a vinyl record album
she could run to the nearest trash
can and drop it there –
or she could open the
mail slot
and end the
misery
forever
(word list – idea, sitting, book, hands, letter, mailbox, shop, records, way, walk, run, elsewhere)
rhymeswithbug 
This is too good, really drew me in to my own past quandary(ies).
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Forgive me–the heat has totally gone to my brain; the word list–is it yours? Are you Whirligig? Can you help me? I promise to be better when the temps cool down!
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The word list is from Whirligig but, that’s not me.
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Oh okay, thank you!
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Yes sometimes ‘ending it’ holds an appeal but i believe in words if not in people or the world..and it is surprising how much they can create another path..an illuminating and powerful poem – let us always write on
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Thanks much!
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This is written in such a believable and relatable voice….really well-done!! 🙂
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Thank you very much! So glad you liked it.
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So very well done – entrancing from first word to last 🙂
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Thanks so very much! That means a lot coming from you.
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awesome write!! truly absorbed me even after a 9 hour evening shift finishing at midnight…bravo!!
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Thanks so much!
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Did she or didn’t she? Only she knows for sure—and she’t not telling!
No Idea: Whirligig 13
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A quandary as old and indeed older than “to be or not to be” … nice write it draws the reader in and keeps us wondering!
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Thank you very much!
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