My god, you've finally done it. I'm lost for words. Me! Lost for words!
Words have always been my friends, My tools, Working for me when they would work for no one else. I'd pluck perfect prose out of the air before me Words curling luxuriously like cats around my writing hand They seemed standoffish to others But I was the Cat-whisperer of creative composition My magic was language I have personified pain Allegorised anger Sensationalised sadness But when it comes to your love I must use the words of another For I cannot heave my heart into my mouth.
Why? I want to give you the gift of my words, For they are the only thing I have left to give, My heart was always yours, even before we knew How well we fit.
When talking on any other subject I find it hard to stop But when it comes to you, My silver tongue turns to lead Because you are the one thing I cannot articulate How can I explain that when I look up to the sky I search for the colour of your eyes but I can never find it That falling in love with you was like falling in love with a sunset That the way you look at me feels as if, for the first time, I am a girl worth writing a story about.
People have put these sentiments into much better words than I ever could And I love you always seemed enough before But how can that crescendo of emotion I feel- And the constant gentle waves that lap the seashores of my mind, For what is love if only felt in passion not in anger- Be summarised in three short words?
You know me. I like to compartmentalise, Categorise, Have a name and a meaning for everything I do, A consolation prize from society- Sure you're weird, but others are too, From my sexuality to my star sign My life is neatly noted With post its and labels An explanation for everything An Oxford dictionary definition for anyone who sticks around long enough to care I like to pretend I don't do it But I do.
You were the first person to make me realise: There are some things Beyond language.
Poem from a while back- like I say, I'm working through my collection until I get up to date. This was when I was starting to write poetry and still found it hard to put my feelings into words.