It's Still Life

for dVerse Sanity

Long-Winded

His voice
was a harmonic vibrator.

I’ll start at the beginning, he said,
and I thought, Oh, no, please don’t.

But he did.

So I listened —
but only to the first three words
after each intake of his breath.

 
 
 
 
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Misky

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10 responses to “for dVerse Sanity”

  1. Charley avatar
    Charley

    Ha ha! On the trail of the wild bore! Much said (infused) in few words. Nicely done.

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  2. frankhubeny avatar
    frankhubeny

    I tune things out as well. Like speed hearing.

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    1. Misky avatar
      Misky

      Yep, that’s the ticket.

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  3. kim881 avatar
    kim881

    I find that if I avoid this type of person, they always find me in the end, so tuning out is perhaps the best policy! Great title, Misky, and I love the description of his voice as a ‘harmonic vibrator”!

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  4. Ω avatar
    Ω

    I love this.

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  5. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) avatar
    Björn Rudberg (brudberg)

    I think this type of person will just keep talking… maybe in the end he will come to the important point.

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  6. emangarduque avatar
    emangarduque

    ha ha!

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  7. Beverly Crawford avatar
    Beverly Crawford

    An empty man, filled only with himself. Best to avoid!

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  8. sarahrussellpoetry avatar
    sarahrussellpoetry

    Sometimes listening only to the first 3 words is the only way to cope. I really try to stay away from the talkers. They exhaust me.

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  9. lillian avatar
    lillian

    Ah, the incessant talker….the human harmonica whose words just keep sliding up and down like the mouth on the harmonica. LOVE this! And yep — sometimes our only recourse is to “spot listen.” 🙂 Great post!

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