Free the Words
Trapped inside a body
That won't let
The words you want
To come out.
Your mind has things
It wants to say
But your mouth
Is holding those words hostage.
I'm willing to pay
Any ransom
For those few precious words
To come out into the night air.
No matter what they are
Or what they have to offer
Just to be able to hear those words
Would be a symphony of music to my ears.
If you could ever
Let those words free
I'll be listening
And I will hear you.
Written 12/09/1993
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