I Can’t Find the Words
There’s no one here, I sit, legs crossed, waiting for the phone.
My neck hurts as I try to sit up straight in the chair…
I’m trying to write a poem, but the words aren’t there…
The only word I can think of that rhymes is what I am…alone…
I try to write of happy things and butterflies
And poppy seeds that get you high
But I can’t chant the blissful song you want me to sing
I want to find the words, but I can only scream
I want to write a song that can be sung in every heart…
In every soul and every mind…
I want it to be meaningful, for you to hear it and say
“Yes, yes, that’s just what I wanted to articulate!”
I want to write a poem that can bring you here at night
But I can’t find the words to make it right
The format isn’t even right, the letters haven’t worked out
This poem won’t reach anyone…no one knows what it’s about!
June 20, 2005
Articulated Jargon 