Words Without A Voice

Words trip and fall
on my tongue
and melt
like the dew
in the morning sun
Another failed bid
to escape
and reveal
precious secrets  
these hapless words
have tried
many times   
to break free
They seek
to form  
on my lips
and force me
to give them
a voice   
wriggle out  
of my pen  
and pour out
my feelings
on paper
leech out
of my fingertips
poised 
on the keyboard
and wing 
my confession to you
across the virtual world
But these desperate words
are trapped in my heart
fated to be                                      
imprisoned
until they die
and set me free


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