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Holding a secret for yourself or another can feel lightheartedly mischievous, devious, painful, or like an immense honor and sign of trust. In poetry or prose, write about someone with a secret – their own or someone else’s. [Photo by Saeed Karimi on Unsplash]
It lives in cupped hands
Around sorry ears,
Behind closed mouths shut up tight,
A wrench in the steel factory gears.
A hidden prism refracting light,
Shining through the cracks in firmly pressed fingers.
Shh
Don't tell
I heard from another
That she went deep down under
So far, that she couldn't hear last night's thunder
No one knows why
Even I
But maybe, just maybe
I have a secret.
I am not going to tell you my secret.
I have not told anyone my secret.
I will not tell anyone my secret.
I want to tell someone about my secret.