words unspoken

for all of the feelings I hid away 

words unspoken, I will not say 

what will happen if that dam breaks 

spilling them all over you

all of these words that I held too close 

bubble up till I think I will choke 

I speak to the shadows...talk to the ghosts 

all that remains of you 

every hour of every single day 

I fight the urge to whisper your name 

the levy is cracking, I'm afraid it will break

secure just for the moment in this place 

I fall from you forgetting those words 

that didn't ring true and you never heard 

what else is there? what else could I can do?

but bury them deep inside 

thinking that love would finally play fair 

a tower of ivory to secure them all there 

my passport stamped with nothing to declare 

all of this left behind... 

words you could not find 

Poetry by M.J.B. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License