When words rush out,
Choc-a-block-
From the depths…
The Abyss
The void
Where you know
Nothing is-
They possess you.
They rush-
In a stampede,
Only to be met
By that awful lump
In the throat.
In that release-
Freed from fathoms far
Below;
Fleeing fiercely;
Never to be trapped
Again in that
Numbing vacuum;
They never thought
That freedom hung on
That breath …
The breath held tight-
Constricted in the chest-
Steely, cold, heavy.
And the words?
They pushed,
Every which way,
Seeking that escape:
So you let them.
Escape, that is.
Through the despair
Shouting from the eyes,
In the voiceless plea-
The cold sweat,
Drenching the palms.
And the anguished silence.
Yet,
The lump in the throat
Doesn’t dissolve.
Whatever the expression,
It can never be complete;
Unless the knot is untied,
And comfort warms
The cold hard lump-
Till it dissolves
And
The breath freed…
The words, of course,
By now, have found release.
Goes to prove
Just this-
Words, who needs them?
17 April, 2008
Revisiting an old one again, for Day#9 of #NaPoWritMo 🙂
April 10, 2015 at 12:37 am
This one here is a tough nut to crack
Expression of words i seem to lack
Her’s belched free
From a chest heavy
‘Twas just gas — not a heart attack!
:-p :-p :-p :-p :-p
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April 12, 2015 at 2:57 pm
Hahaha! There is a lot of hot air, hereabouts, when the words rush out 😛 Thank you Gulshan!
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