Words

Words can say
A billion things,
But you can say even more
Without them.
You can say "I love you"
Just by being there,
Lending a hand
Or a shoulder to cry on.
You show me you care
When you must look away,
Although you long to be
Stoic and strong.
And when you wrap me
In your sweet, warm,
Herculean embrace,
The hallelujahs of the angels
Are silenced in comparison
To the pounding of my heart.
Yet I love your words, too,
For they are gentle and sweet.
They whisper,
"Be brave,"
And tell me not to think.
They reassure me
Of your strength,
And promise me
Worry is worthless.

Now, my love,
I look back over this
And I wonder
If these, too, are just words.
They are, I fear...
Words straight from my heart
That you ought to hold dear.

~ March 7, 2009 ~