"Paint a picture for me;
Draw with your words."
He whispers as time moves
More quickly and more slowly than ever before
Odd, isn't it? Time in love.
Gone in the blink of an eye
But drawn out, savored, enduring.
I look at my feet in the midst
Of forming a sentence.
Opening my mouth to speak, but he speaks first
Tick tock
"Tell me a story;
Can I see what you think?"
Did time pass from one utterance to the next?
My. Goodness.
So much time.
Tick tock
So little time.
A storyteller? Me?
An artist? Me?
I am thinking. I am remembering.
I do have stories.
Focus, focus. You have thoughts.
Tick tock
"Are you alright?
Would you rather not talk?"
"No! I mean, yes. I'm alright;
I want to talk. I'm sorry."
Tick tock
I need to speak; I'm so foolish.
So many thoughts that aren't words.
Please tell me I'm not the only one.
Tick tock
He sighs.
I've wasted so much time
Trying to mentally articulate prior to speaking
And now our time is up.
Tick tock
And a single, silent tear is all that remains.
Draw with your words."
He whispers as time moves
More quickly and more slowly than ever before
Odd, isn't it? Time in love.
Gone in the blink of an eye
But drawn out, savored, enduring.
I look at my feet in the midst
Of forming a sentence.
Opening my mouth to speak, but he speaks first
Tick tock
"Tell me a story;
Can I see what you think?"
Did time pass from one utterance to the next?
My. Goodness.
So much time.
Tick tock
So little time.
A storyteller? Me?
An artist? Me?
I am thinking. I am remembering.
I do have stories.
Focus, focus. You have thoughts.
Tick tock
"Are you alright?
Would you rather not talk?"
"No! I mean, yes. I'm alright;
I want to talk. I'm sorry."
Tick tock
I need to speak; I'm so foolish.
So many thoughts that aren't words.
Please tell me I'm not the only one.
Tick tock
He sighs.
I've wasted so much time
Trying to mentally articulate prior to speaking
And now our time is up.
Tick tock
And a single, silent tear is all that remains.