I keep these words behind glass
in the fear that I might lose
the ability to make them on my own.
I keep them in jars and frames
and dust their letters clean
each day that I awaken.
I keep repeating them,
chanting the sounds to myself
and to your sleeping ear.
I keep these words behind glass
to remind myself of the words
that I'm too scared to throw away.
Jan 19, 2015
Jan 19, 2015 at 11:26 PM UTC
I keep these words behind glass
in the fear that I might lose
the ability to make them on my own.
I keep them in jars and frames
and dust their letters clean
each day that I awaken.
I keep repeating them,
chanting the sounds to myself
and to your sleeping ear.
I keep these words behind glass
to remind myself of the words
that I'm too scared to throw away.
