Words Unspoken
by Star Zuniga
University of the Incarnate Word
Star Zuniga is a senior at the University of Incarnate Word who is a double-major in Theatre Arts and English. Due to her graduating this Spring of 2024, Star’s story is that she is striving to continue her education with an MA in Creative Writing (and eventually a PhD), and aspires to continue writing for the rest of her life!
They don’t tell you how easy it is to destroy a life,
to make someone’s nerves pulsate or cause a
shiver sliver down their spine.
One
Dreadful
Offhanded
Comment.
One
Little
White
Lie.
And everything comes crashing down,
down the tarnished drain of your past, and
you wonder if you really did the right thing.
When
All
Words
Fail
Actions
Speak
High
Volumes.
But is that enough to save something already
on the brink of tears, threatening to take its
last breath, something that isn’t even worth fighting for?
Love
Doesn’t
Always
Last
Trust
Isn’t
Always
Certain.
Who are we to decide when it is time for the end of
something, especially when it comes to a life, so why doesn’t
anyone reveal to us that yes, it is easy to destroy a life but also to enlighten one as well.
