Words
Words use to come so easy from my mind, never had to search
they were simple to find
But today I’m not having any luck, it’s like I’m trying to
drive my car but suddenly I’m blind
Can’t make any sense out of the street sign, nonsense it’s
like I’m looking at a Rorschach design
I don’t know why my world’s gone black cause yesterday I
thought everything would be fine
Words come out sometimes, detouring my heart, something in
my head tears the whole plan apart
The end is an ugly mess that leaves so many open wounds that
I don’t quite know where to start
Though my head started the mess, it wasn’t even the whole
thing I really must confess
Just the part of my mind that can no longer seem to function
without your head on my chest
Words, my mother told me, were my gift; she cautioned to be
careful, for they could cause a rift
If you let them fly in anger or confusion, rather than
expressing your love and trying to give a lift
They could cut like a sharp knife through the air, causing
great harm so be sure you take care
Use them instead to reassure the one you love that you are
still here, and you will always be there
Words like the ones that boiled out of my head, that passed
without thought make me wish I were dead
Because honey I’d rather have perished without having used
them to bring you more pain instead
Love is really all I want to make known, instead my lack of
patience seems to be all that was shown
Forgiveness is all I ask, just to have another chance to
replace the one that I have blown
Words can’t fix everything that’s definitely true, but they
can help you understand why I was blue
All I ever wanted since the day we met was to be lucky
enough to be in love with you
Words are all I have, words I can’t use to hold you; words I
can’t kiss your lips with, words can’t undo
Words have caused you to cry and I feel bad, words making
you doubt instead of being glad
Words I shouldn’t have said swung like an ax, me spewing my
mindless verbal attacks
Words I can’t just simply take back or erase, words left us
with tear stains on our face
Words like I love you are all I should say, cause those are
the words I live by each day
Words that say you’re the best thing that ever happened to
me, baby please stay
Words like these, the only words that matter…
I love you babe
Tim Windisch
04/17/2023
