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I can see the words dancing
Across your solemn lips,
Language balancing so eagerly
On your practiced tongue’s tip.
I feel my own mouth betray me
As it curves into a smile,
My heart begins to beg
To stay and chat with you, awhile.
But you see, I’m not so comfortable
Toying with spoken word.
Within the movement of my fingers
Are where my powers truly surge.
Ask me to read you a poem, a psalm,
You won’t hear me merely utter.
But when engaged in conversation,
My pride escapes me, I stutter.
I know you understand
Whispers only carry so much,
Voices will falter and fall
As the wind brings its mighty touch.
But such importance in this world
Is the wonder of speech.
It gifts us precious abilities,
To talk, to connect, to teach.
Some people I feel are favored,
In envy I find it unfair.
The way you converse so freely,
While I fall to my knees with despair.
I’ll never yield your confidence,
My tongue suffocates in its cage.
But my heart will pour out its abundance,
Here on this monochrome page.
I’ll never yield your confidence,
My tongue suffocates in its cage.
But my heart will pour out its abundance,
Here on this monochrome page.
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As an INFJ, I get lonely a lot. My strength lies in written, not spoken word.