I sat down to write
As her memories
And my anxieties
Had started choking me
I placed on the desk a blank sheet of paper
Picked the pen up and guided it over
Even before I could write a word
My heart jumped out and sat on the paper
That was the easy part
But now I was thinking hard
About the words
That will replace my heart
Will express my feelings
The words that might say
That my life was missing
My pain had now breached all limits
But no words surfaced, that will fit
Even after a very long struggle
Words didn’t emerge in my mind
Gingerly I held my head
And was clearly in a bind
I dropped the pen in the slot
And shut the inkpot
My eyes were welling up
And tears were rolling down
Onto the paper in front
Forming unshapely circles
Soon entire paper was covered…
My feelings were perfectly expressed
Tears had said all that was in my mind
But real words?
Words failed me, one more time
