i wanted to talk to you
as though words could
imaginably
matter
this is always a
mistake
i wanted to tell you
how i feel, but
feelings are as wordless
as the sun
feelings surround you
like the cool light of
cloudy dawn
or
touch your face like
the amber divinity of
twillight
listen only to the
silences & let the crowds
of words go rattling &
rolling on their
way
let me learn from the
silence of your breathing
how to breathe
and by your heart set the
rhythm of my
heart
let our arms enfold the
lily flowers of our
souls
may the tears stream down our
skin like rain
& make our bodies mute
with wisdom like the
wind
let the silence
be