so many words we don’t say
acts of protection
acts of self-preservation
are they unsaid because we fear the words
or because we fear the vulnerability behind them
so much i want to say
i refrain
not wanting to scare you
not wanting to drive you away
so many words i want to hear
you refrain
scared of yourself
scared of feeling again
scared of being hurt
we dance around it
these feelings
these desires
these dreams
these words
so much of it unspoken
knowing what we could have
if only it was spoken aloud
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Barbara Weicksel
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Blooms brilliantly between both our ears
After having been fertilized by my cowardice
And watered well with your tears
And the biggest regret, for me.