Two Paper Cups and a String

John Guarnieri

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I’m not quiet because I have nothing to say.
Maybe I like the sound your heart makes,
In the dead silence of our mouths,
Between two paper cups,
And a string that will never be too long.

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Written on October 09, 2024

Submitted by guarnieri.john on October 24, 2024

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Scheme	ABCDE
Closest metre	Iambic tetrameter
Characters	189
Words	41
Stanzas	1
Stanza Lengths	5

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John Guarnieri

· 1985 · Massachusetts

I can be found under - A Humbled Poet - on Instagram where I share my poetry. I used to work in the government and now operate in the private security sector. I am the host of the Spear Talk Podcast. more…

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alanswansea18
The two cops and the string works better than my cell phone LOL.
LikeReply23 days ago
alanswansea18
But thanks for the memory.
LikeReply23 days ago
alanswansea18
But I don't think it ever worked I could never hear him on the other cup?
LikeReply23 days ago
alanswansea18
Love it me and my brothers used to talk through two cups and a string.
LikeReply23 days ago
karlcfolkes
Thanks for the clarifying explanation about your poem. I thought as much that it was about a child’s imagined ‘telephone’ conversation, but wasn’t sure.
My child’s imagined telephone conversation, preceding yours, in the generation of the 1940s in the colonial Caribbean used two empty cans attached to a fairly long twine. It was lots of fun! more »
LikeReply 124 days ago
Anzmills
I'm confused with the ending. But the poem sounds lovely.
LikeReply 124 days ago
- guarnieri.john
  When we were kids we’d play telephone with paper cups and a string.
  LikeReply24 days ago
ekingsley7570
I need to tell you I tried looking you up on Instagram and it says you don't exist.
I'm not sure this poem is complete. May I ask for clarification?
LikeReply 125 days ago
- guarnieri.john
  the poem is complete… @ahumbledpoet is on Instagram. Thank YOU for reading.
  LikeReply24 days ago
amandak
Straight an to the point
LikeReply 125 days ago
karlcfolkes
John, between the cup and the lip there is oft much of a slip; strings or no strings attached. Welcome to this poetry website!
LikeReply 126 days ago

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