Words
I was complimented the other day.
I don't know why it stuck with me.
They’re just words so do I still think about them?
Words from some random person
I probably won’t ever see again.
I still think about them.
Random words they probably just said in the moment.
So why do they still ring through my head like a freight train passing by?
I’ve heard these words before
So why do these words hit harder?
I’ve never been a boxer and
Yet I feel as if I’ve been punched by Mike Tyson.
Why do the little things always feel so big?
Like a small wave eventually crashing as a tsunami.
Why do these words feel like exactly what I've needed to hear
My entire life.
Why do these words feel like for once
They were truly meant for me?
How did this random person manage
To stay in my head with just a few words?
They’re just words
So why won’t they get out of my head?
If they were just
Words.
Then why can’t I stop crying?
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