Words

Words like death

Remind me of life

And your absence...

you were once here

A dark and stormy night

With fierce winds

Directs an unlucky branch 

Still on the ground

as the tree stands tall

A sad song

About the sun shining

Is left unsung

How to remember lyrics

Amidst such grief?

It’s easier to forget

The unknown

the words

Words like hope, imagination

Lost, afraid, alone 

all words that would not be 

needed

If it were not 

for confidence 

And Repetition over and over 

and 

Words like religion

Packed with prayers

Just good intentions 

Words words words

Are the masks 

That hide our souls..

The true being

Behind existence

And yet the words

Left unspoken

Do not mean a thing 

To anyone