(When grown-ups forget to apologize)
Your father's sorry
had been stuck in the doorframe.
Every morning
it scratched his tongue.
Still,
he ate his breakfast
and left for work
without saying a word.
Yesterday,
your mother found it
and placed it
in an old tea box.
Now it lives on a shelf,
watching him
drink his tea
and cough.
Maybe by Friday
it will settle
where it belongs.
*
But today is Wednesday.
And on Wednesdays
all unsaid words
are a little heavier.
2d ago
Jun 3, 2026 at 6:53 PM UTC
(When grown-ups forget to apologize)
Your father's sorry
had been stuck in the doorframe.
Every morning
it scratched his tongue.
Still,
he ate his breakfast
and left for work
without saying a word.
Yesterday,
your mother found it
and placed it
in an old tea box.
Now it lives on a shelf,
watching him
drink his tea
and cough.
Maybe by Friday
it will settle
where it belongs.
*
But today is Wednesday.
And on Wednesdays
all unsaid words
are a little heavier.
From : Tales from the Other Side of the Pillow (for kids and grownups where kids live)
Third door: The Breath Before Speaking
(all that was left unsaid)
