broken words

   imagine

the words we never spoke


 my lips tremble

              as i begin to let them   go

 

they dance in the wind

they break & bend

   but only when you leave

   only when i stand       alone

 

 

                          i sometimes wonder

 

                have you found those  words?

 

because when we sit in silence

 your eyes scream them out

 

                    i think you've found them

 

but you won't give them back

 

                             it's alright now

 

         i've learned to endure that

 

 

i pray you'll keep them  

to give them to your love

 but i pray & i hope

that you don't hurt

                       if they never return.

 

" the most precious words are the ones spoken at the right time, to the right person. otherwise, they are broken. & broken words... they hurt."