The Words Within

I hold my eyes close
I’ve closed them tightly
My head down
My hand gripping my hair
The sound of the music is faint
My hands are furiously wanting words
I scan my keyboard for the words
Where are the words
I listen to my heart
I clear my mind
Clearing the space for their arrival
Where are the words
I can feel them
Pounding there way from somewhere
They’re underneath my skin
Trying to claw their way out
Where are the words
They’re slithering in my mouth
Trying to peek out it’s opening
Where are the words
They’re at my fingertips
Seeking a source for their appearance
The words are there in me
Sometimes they lie still
Sometimes the fall out of touch
Sometimes they weigh so much
I weep in anticipation for their departure
Sometimes the words are not in me
They are me
They are the breath I take
The tears I cry
The kisses I give
The hands I shake
The hearts I love
They are the very life within me
And this I share with the world
Take what you will of me
I give it willingly
Until there is only a whisper left
Here I am

Not a Reflection of You

I see you
You see me
But what do we truly see
The hair across your face
The eyelash on your cheek
Your tongue across your lip
Your eyes scanning me
What do you really see?
Do you see my vulnerability?
Do you see my pain?
My heartache?
My love?
Tell me what you really see
I see a man
Who knows too little of himself
I see a boy
Lost in this big open world
I see a warrior
Willing to protect what is his
What he loves
I see a broken soul
Who needs help picking up his pieces
Can you truly see me
When you can’t even see yourself?
If you can’t truly see yourself
Are you really there?
Have you ever really been there?