Words
You found my words, hidden amongst the trees
They drew you in
Rooted you to the spot
Kept you near
You desired them
Coveted them
They came to be as oxygen to your lungs
They spilled from me, always
From my mind, through my fingers, out on to the page
The paper
The screen
Though never from my lips
You would have them though
It was …. Inevitable …. Necessary
“Tell me” you demanded softly
“Give me the words”
I couldn’t
Not those ones
Not the ones you wanted to hear
But you were patient
You were kind
You pushed slowly, surely
And I was safe with you
Wasn’t I?
And a word, one word, slipped from my lips
Then another
You encouraged
“Place them together
Side by side for me
Use them
Speak them as a sentence”
I couldn’t, shouldn’t
(Hesitation and traffic cones piling up inside my head)
“Give me the words …. babygirl” you soothed
And despite the warnings in my head …. I fell
In to you, through you
You caught me with your words and carried me off in to the night
I didn’t look back
Copyright © Rebecca Travis | Year Posted 2015
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