Tongue (a little exhaggerated)

Fri, 06/28/2013 - 19:10 -- Eunoia

You want me to speak?

I stare at you aghast

You want me to say

Without the pressures of your tangling tongues

Too strong and rash to allow my way through this mass

So I can say, just what I may?

Well, I will tell you,

If you let me

So open your ears

Open your ears wide

Let me shout out, but please don’t hide

Dear Parent, Lover, Family friend

And classmate, teacher, roommate and best friend

What I wanted to say  

Is that I am here, right now

I am listening

I am watching

I am relating

I am diffraction grating

I live in my mind

My eyes are the windows

My hands are my voice

This is how I maneuver it’s my choice.

But sometimes I want to say,

I WANT TO OPEN MY MOUTH

TO SPEAK THIS POEM OUT LOUD
SO I HOPE YOU ALLOW

I may forget my tongue, I admit that I do

But when I want to tell you something

I don’t want you to put me in the loo

Nor do I want to drown in the thrumming sea of pure sound

Just listen to you mumble

Just listen to that trash they let you say

At your may

Maybe it’s good

Maybe it lacks

But for heaven’s sake just give me a chance!

Comments

Eunoia

I think thats an accomplishment! Please comment or rate if you like this! 

thisispoetryproject

I am truly astounded! No similarity is quite the accomplishment, I agree! The message in your poem is awesome, Eunoia. Thank you for sharing! I am looking forward to reading (and maybe hearing?) A LOT more of your poetry!

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