Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Why I Write


How much can a heart hold?
Is it boundless, limitless infinite?
Such emotions swell out of my being
Like the pot is full and can't hold anymore
Force me to hold it all
I may implode in the swelling emotions
Force me to express
I may whistle out; choke on my feelings
Let the thoughts, my pains, my joys
All escape me gracefully as the melting of snow
These my words pour out of my being - bit by bit
I flow out of these on to you, your world - drop by drop
Like the moonlight that wraps the night - you see or not
my words kiss your world – you read or not

Her

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