Before speaking

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Can you stand in my silence?

When rain washes away what remains of the words I just spoke

Hands crawl across my skin until they cover my mouth

Shivering, I swallow my tongue like taking a pill with ice-cold water

I don't speak your language any more

Can I cloak myself in the things I haven't told you yet?

Hide in the paths I cut into the forest of my mind,

ignoring the storm still raging on,

barely managing to force out a whisper

I don't want to lose myself in everything that could be,

but I can't let her drown in what could have been

As moss grows on my stone-cold lips,

only my hand brings the story to life

You wait for me to write

Help me

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