Words

Words Words use to come so easy from my mind, never had to search they were simple to find But today I’m not having any luck, it’s like I’m trying to drive my car but suddenly I’m blind Can’t make any sense out of the street sign, nonsense it’s like I’m looking at a Rorschach design I don’t know why my world’s gone black cause yesterday I thought everything would be fine Words come out sometimes, detouring my heart, something in my head tears the whole plan apart The end is an ugly mess that leaves so many open wounds that I don’t quite know where to start Though my head started the mess, it wasn’t even the whole thing I really must confess Just the part of my mind that can no longer seem to function without your head on my chest Words, my mother told me, were my gift; she cautioned to be careful, for they could cause a rift If you let them fly in anger or confusion, rather than expressing your love and trying to give a lift They could cut like a sharp knife through the air, causing great harm so be sure you take care Use them instead to reassure the one you love that you are still here, and you will always be there Words like the ones that boiled out of my head, that passed without thought make me wish I were dead Because honey I’d rather have perished without having used them to bring you more pain instead Love is really all I want to make known, instead my lack of patience seems to be all that was shown Forgiveness is all I ask, just to have another chance to replace the one that I have blown Words can’t fix everything that’s definitely true, but they can help you understand why I was blue All I ever wanted since the day we met was to be lucky enough to be in love with you Words are all I have, words I can’t use to hold you; words I can’t kiss your lips with, words can’t undo Words have caused you to cry and I feel bad, words making you doubt instead of being glad Words I shouldn’t have said swung like an ax, me spewing my mindless verbal attacks Words I can’t just simply take back or erase, words left us with tear stains on our face Words like I love you are all I should say, cause those are the words I live by each day Words that say you’re the best thing that ever happened to me, baby please stay Words like these, the only words that matter… I love you babe Tim Windisch 04/17/2023