speak
Location
Think of the words
Think of the scenarios
All the ways this can go
Words so heavy they become my cross
Let out those words
Maybe they’ll really help
Maybe they’ll carry your burden
Share their weight
But the words push down your tongue
They reveal a smile instead of the dread
The burdens I’d hate to share
They’ll just continue to be my cross
I pray my life is full of laughter
To see happy ever after
There are some days
When it seems out of reach
All the heavy words
Pulling down on my spirit
I see the day when
Everything will change
These words will become
Nothing, formless, a breeze
I’ll smile
Not because I can’t speak
But because I say them with ease