A TINY THING


It was tiny
this thing between us
Nothing really
just a silly word
but it grew
First just a small grain
irritating, but small
Then it grew larger
pushing us apart
We fed it
just a little
and it grew larger
Hot, angry words
said in the heat
of a red moment
The chasm
between us grew wider
the words grew hotter
The chasm grew still wider
until we could not reach
each other across the divide

It was tiny
this thing between us
 Janice Kuykendall