Posted by wordfan on May 13, 2003, at 12:24:07
In reply to Re: Two Weeks (A Depressive's Poem) » wordfan, posted by nilla on April 29, 2003, at 12:49:36
Wow, Nilla. You have exactly expressed what I have always felt. Below is sort of an answer to yours. I would love to hear (read) some more of what you have to say.
Through my unseen muzzle, only certain words escape:
Words like I’m fine and things are okay.
And the distance between these words and the truth
Is the distance between me and even my closest friend -
A vast gulf that I could perhaps bridge if I could speak.
If my mind could find the words
To express the unexpressable
And force my mouth to articulate them,
Perhaps I would not feel so far away.
If I could just speak. But I cannot speak,
Except for a few meaningless words
Which are quickly accepted with a nod of the head
As my friend launches into his own tirade.
I listen attentively with a tinge of sadness
Knowing that my moment for talking has passed,
And I am saddened, knowing that not just this,
But my future moments of reaching out will also be lost.
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