I turned off my feelings

but

I lost my words

swift

                             messenger of the gods do not

slow

                              yourself because they cannot

keep up

a
million
what
ifs
and
all
i
can
do
is
write
love
letters
to
no
one

the S glissades between my teeth

the L throbs on my tongue

the O swallows you whole



a lovely word but not nearly as lovely as the



smooth
silk lines of your
skin



the word undulates on my lips
but my tongue belongs to your body

Arch
your back
pull the strength from your core
through the angles of your arms
and out your delicately pressed fingertips
feel the earth’s energy beneath your toes baby girl
inhale it

Aim
somewhere
the idyllic meadow
the eerie woods
the mystical swamp
anywhere baby girl
the world is yours

Let go

Follow
your arrow
but should you feel lost
remind yourself you shot
not from your feet
nor from your head baby girl
but from your heart

you have the power to turn

feelings
into
words
but

that is why the

feelings
must
crush
you

I
can’t
get
you
out
of
my
words