Words Without Meaning
Words without meaning are the ones unsaid
Dangling conversations wrapped in silence
Uncomfortable quiet sets in at sea
Unknown causes stay between the spaces where you are
Between the lines of reason far from the shore
No cause for alarm as you pause to speak
The ship was meant to sink in ugly weather
Hang on to every word of confidence
Let go when you arrange your thoughts
Below the waves
Significance is an afterthought
That's important
There are no calculators made for feeling
They can not sense mortality or love
Or discern that which can be surmised
There was kindness in her eyes
Once upon a time when she went down
Before the ship rises in waves of memory
Takes her with the storm, once again no more
Don't be concerned
Sinking to new depths
Remember to consign oblivion to the past
Unforgiving words, there to forget
Words without meaning remain unsaid
Copyright © Earl Schumacker | Year Posted 2016
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