are there enough letters to pack
into the memory of a moment
and bring it to life?
are they rich enough to convey
one warm-blooded emotion
the swoon of pleasure
any kind of pain?
can they capture
a faraway feeling
we’ve yet to stand
in front of?
I think they only get us close
and the best we can do
is use language like a car
you in your Mercedes
and me my Honda
drive and deliver our readers
to the topic’s parking lot
and point them towards
what wasn’t said
for if the destination
is to be reached
they’ll need to walk
some distance in silence
without the crutches
of words