My Voice

I open my mouth

And I try to speak

As I have so much to say.

I keep it bottled up

All these thoughts left to myself

So many feelings that

Need to escape me in some way.

And yet my words fail me.

My tongue knots,

My throat freezes,

It's always the same.

So once again I sigh

And take a pen in hand.

My mind overtakes my body;

Words engraved into the mangled flesh of trees.

Words of love, hurt and comfort.

Can't you see I'm reaching out to you

The only way I can?

It's silly how a pen carries my voice

When I have a voice of my own.

It's silly how much I have to say to you

But I just... Can't...