WORDS

In the darkest of hours

in a world far away

I contemplate life

and size up the day

I recall the times

and people now gone

of scents and of faces

I’ve known all along

Of places imagined

and a world unseen

of words not spoken

and a heart in between

Between what I say

and what I feel

the words are a lie

masking what’s real

Just letters on a page

that is all that I have

words are salvation

words are a salve

Words illuminate

and words do lie

words tell the truth

and allow us to hide

In the darkest of hours

lost to the night

words that have meaning

awaiting daylight

Drowning in noise

that crashes around

a soul that cries out

without a sound

These words that echo

aloud in my head

seeking salvation

as I lay in my bed

I think of a time

now far from view

I think of meaning

and I remember you

In the darkest of hours

a world far from sight

a memory of hope

in the darkest of night

Words are inadequate 

to sum up the day

of people and places

of a world far away

Lost now from view

but not from the heart

a world far away

but never apart

© 2012 by Jennifer Mandell.  All rights reserved.