L.C. McQuillen
18.12.15
Words once spoken
simply should not have been
Words painted a picture
beautiful
watercolour pastels
sunrise blooming over ourselves
as bright as our future
was going to be
but when I opened my eyes
to reality
as words revealed their true meaning
instead of the expected
portrait promised perfect
all that was in front of me
was a glass
transparent, empty
offering no meaning
or answer for what was ahead
and as I started to tap
then knock with a frustration
from the untruthful observation
a crack from the upper corner
made it down to the centre
passing by splitting
all I had of these empty words
once so naive and lovely
turned to a broken insignificance
I was so quick and eager to listen
to words once spoken
that simply should not have been.
Words are a substance
that cannot be grasped
but are held on too so tightly
by the ones who trust
but the heart is almost invisible
as the glass you see
when you open your eyes
and are surprised
there is no sunrise
just more transparency.
And no amount of tears or years
can absorb those treasured words
but when you reached
where ‘x’ marked the spot
and you dig
for some type of sign
there is an endeavor behind
these words
but you reach so far down
and as your hope is lost with your energy
you decide that the hole
you’ve spent so much time digging
becomes a tomb
a burial marked with a stone
“here lies meaningless”
and you don’t bother to fill it back in
so it symbolizes
the words that were spoken
and suddenly you realize
the grave sites in your heart
and all these holes
left unfilled
are gaps created by abandoned words
who were spoken by people
that were supposed to make your heart swell
with laughter and love
but the words ate away
what was left of trust
and actions that were promised
were never done
and the words spoken
just aren’t enough
and more and more
your ears become plugged
to words that are spoken
that simply should not
have been.