BlueSkies

Member since April 15, 2025

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Words Unsaid

Posted May 23, 2026 · 52 lines · 1 critiques

The phone rings once,

Twice,

Three times,

Then settles back into the dark,

Left alone and silent.

About to leave the house

To have a night out for dinner,

He grabs his phone,

Sees a missed call

And a voicemail.

“Hey, it’s me.

Sorry to call,

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I’m sure you’re busy.

I just wanted to hear your voice…”

A long stretch of silence came

With only the sound of the wind

And a steady breath

Coming through the line.

“Anyways, call me back if you can.

I’ll see you later.

Bye.”

He didn’t hesitate to call back.

The phone rings once,

Twice,

Three times…

And again.

And again.

He knew something was wrong.

His brother was calm.

Too calm.

He grabbed his keys

And forgot about dinner.

Driving to his brother’s house,

He gets a call from “Dad”.

“Hey,” Dad said with a cracked voice.

“He’s gone.”

He hung up without a word

And replayed the voicemail…

Listening for the things

that were never said.

BlueSkies’s timeline

June 2026
03 Wed

Critiqued
"Cole Slaw" by @rakhimpowers03
"This is so good! It's much deeper than cole slaw. "Them rooms couldn’t fit a family of five." just seals the whole poem in a bow. Well done!"
May 2026
25 Mon

New follower
@paul
23 Sat

New follower
@Trouble
23 Sat

Received a critique
on Coming Home from @Geezer
"welcome. ~ Geez."
23 Sat

Received a critique
on Coming Home from @Geezer
"immersed in this one, I felt the desperation, the heat on your back. This a journey I want to watch, the redemption of a sweet soul, backed by the fury of "I can do this". A couple of things... Maniacal, yes. An obsessi…"
23 Sat

Posted a poem
Words Unsaid
"The phone rings once,"
Open thread 52 lines
22 Fri

Received a critique
on I'm Overwhelmed from @Tink
"I do believe that You and I could trade some "battle scars" stories of twisted loves past... As for this piece, I Love the raw honesty of the pain. The battle endured traversing that ever so thin line of love/hate. Happ…"
22 Fri

Received a critique
on Coming Home from @Candlewitch
"Such pain... overruled by such a raw passionate purpose! You write with a powerful hand. You do not "spare the horses" You drive home the message and will not back down. You are a warrior in the truest sense of the word…"
22 Fri

Posted a poem
Coming Home
"I crawled out of the underworld"
Open thread 49 lines
21 Thu

Critiqued
"Coming Home" by @Tink
"What an honest, moving poem. I love that I know the back story to this one. It makes it all the more meaningful... Truly a work of art. Well done! Thank you for sharing! -Blue"
21 Thu

Received a critique
on I'm Overwhelmed from @Candlewitch
"This poem hit me like a heavily booted kick to the gut...It instantly transported me to the time when my first husband shocked me with: "We can't keep this baby! we are not good parent material!" (when we found out I wa…"
20 Wed

Received a critique
on I'm Overwhelmed from @RJ Bear
"This was so raw. That last line, "I wish I hated him," is such a heartbreakingly honest gut-punch. It shows the exhausting complexity of mourning someone you still love, even when that love is what’s causing the pain. T…"
20 Wed

Received a critique
on I'm Overwhelmed from @Geezer
"with asking the question of "why" it would be so much easier to hate him. Maybe because the memories of the 'good" times give rise to questions of "How could I have made things better?" "Was it all his fault?" Revisitin…"
19 Tue

Posted a poem
I'm Overwhelmed
"It was immediate. "
Open thread 20 lines
18 Mon

New follower
@Tink
18 Mon

Received a critique
on Run from @crypticbard
"Poetic justice expression of ‘run’ which takes the reader on a journey of mind and heart. 🙏🏻🕊️"
13 Wed

Posted a poem
Run
"The door is unlocked."
Open thread 18 lines
01 Fri

Posted a poem
The Moment After Hope
"I imagine sometimes,"
Open thread 5 lines
April 2026
30 Thu

Critiqued
" Gone Girl " by @princess.belle.440
"Welcome to Neopoet! I agree with Obi regarding the formatting (to a degree). If you'd like, try your hand at spacing out your poem into stanzas. There's no wrong way to write a poem. In fact, many poets write their poem…"
30 Thu

Contest commendation
04/26 In The Quiet Of Night

with "Almost Is Enough".
24 Fri

Critiqued
"To kill a man I" by @Cpwe Skele
"Thanks for the information! I look forward to it! I'll keep my eyes open!"
24 Fri

New follower
@Cpwe Skele
18 Sat

Critiqued
"Almost Glass" by @RJ Bear
"This one nearly brought me to tears. Very well written. Very well done. Thanks for sharing!"
18 Sat

Critiqued
"To kill a man I" by @Cpwe Skele
"I found this poem quite interesting and very well written. The language, tone, and pace drew me in immediately and I had to read it twice. The message is clear as well. I see that you wrote that the second part is under…"
16 Thu

Posted a poem
Almost Is Enough
"Tonight"
Open thread 13 lines
15 Wed

Anniversary
One year of membership
March 2026
12 Thu

Posted a poem
Where I Find Myself
"Nothing asks for me here."
Open thread 12 lines
11 Wed

Posted a poem
For the Sake of Movement
"I’m worn down."
Open thread 29 lines
February 2026
21 Sat

Critiqued
"Puppet" by @des
"I find this poem so intriguing. The imagery is outstanding, and the metaphors are clear. The line breaks, flow, and consistency are all right on cue. I very much enjoyed reading and re-reading this one. Thanks for shari…"
20 Fri

Posted a poem
How to Survive: Part 1
"There’s a part of me"
Open thread 18 lines
16 Mon

Posted a poem
A Day in the Life of...
"I wake up earlier than I meant to."
Open thread 27 lines
08 Sun

Posted a poem
The Holy Hour
"Holy"
Open thread 17 lines
January 2026
30 Fri

Posted a poem
Something Beautiful
"There’s a breeze outside"
Open thread 42 lines
27 Tue

Critiqued
" My Life Changing Moment" by @Clentin
"This is beautiful! Well written... :) -Skies"
06 Tue

Contest commendation
2025 Neopoem Of The Year Contest

with "Bitter Fruit".
December 2025
31 Wed

Contest commendation
12/25 Winter Whines

with "Winter Whines ".
13 Sat

Contest commendation
Neopoet Weekly 12/07/25 to 12/13/25

with "Love Freely, Live Freely".
October 2025
31 Fri

Contest commendation
10/25 Going Home

with "Going Home".
30 Thu

First critique offered
on "Dancing" by @Lavender
18 Sat

Most-discussed work
Going Home

13 critiques to date.
August 2025
31 Sun

Contest commendation
08/25 Bitter Fruit

with "Bitter Fruit".
15 Fri

Highest posting month
August 2025 — 10 poems
July 2025
19 Sat

Contest commendation
Neopoet Weekly 07/13/25 to 07/19/25

with "Memories of Lemonade and You".
June 2025
28 Sat

Contest commendation
Neopoet Weekly 06/22/25 to 06/28/25

with "The Other Side of the Door".
April 2025
30 Wed

Contest commendation
04/25 New Member Contest

with "Blue Skies".
30 Wed

First contest commendation
04/25 New Member Contest

with the poem "Blue Skies".
16 Wed

First publication
Blue Skies
15 Tue

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.

About Me

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Just a person who loves reading and writing poetry.

Location: GA, U.S.

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"Cole Slaw" by @rakhimpowers03

on Coming Home from @Geezer

on Coming Home from @Geezer

on I'm Overwhelmed from @Tink

on Coming Home from @Candlewitch

"Coming Home" by @Tink

on I'm Overwhelmed from @Candlewitch

on I'm Overwhelmed from @RJ Bear

on I'm Overwhelmed from @Geezer

on Run from @crypticbard

" Gone Girl " by @princess.belle.440

"To kill a man I" by @Cpwe Skele

"Almost Glass" by @RJ Bear

"To kill a man I" by @Cpwe Skele

One year of membership

"Puppet" by @des

" My Life Changing Moment" by @Clentin

on "Dancing" by @Lavender

August 2025 — 10 poems

Membership begins

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