Shy?
I say I can not talk
for I have not a tongue today
I can not say the words
that were not in my head anyway

Words?
Words,... Words,... Words
They pound and pound my brain
Words of hate
Words of love
Words, Words, Words
Symbols that convey thought
Symbols written
Symbols spoken
Representing feelings
Ideas, emotions, actions
And just plain being
Symbols of abstract
And concrete objects
Which can only be described
Or truly understood
Through mental pictures
And actual shared feelings
Not limited symbols
Yet we will try
To define, to explain
We will always try

VCW
1965

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