Words-

We each have inside of us a well,
a reservoir,
of words never spoken-
and it’s filled with words we could have said,
it’s filled with words we would have said,
it’s filled with words we maybe should have said,
-but didn’t.

some of the “could have” saids
were better off dumped down the well.
For instance-

“Well yes, since you ask,
that dress does make your butt look big”.

“Frankly, I never thought size mattered?
but that’s really small!”

but other words that went into the well
probably shouldn’t have-

“Hey, you guys, stop teasing Billy!”

“Nobody invites Sue to their parties,
but I want to invite her to mine”.

“I feel like I’m different from other kids,
and that scares me, sometimes”.

“Don’t hit her!”

“Please don’t drink”.

And sometimes we sit around later,
and look at the unspoken words
we threw down the well,
and we can only think,
“Wow, I’m stupider than a bag of rocks.”

Take a look at these-

“Um, Julie? Would you go to the dance with me on Saturday?”

“I’m sure he knows what he’s doing,
but I don’t think Tom should be out on that limb
with the chainsaw”.

“I know the tickets are expensive,
but who knows when Amy Winehouse
will be performing here again.”

And the well will never fill up,
because the more unspoken words we put in it,
the deeper it gets-

“Your dad hasn’t been looking well lately,
maybe we should go visit him this weekend?”

“Mary’s had way too much to drink,
I don’t think we should let her drive home like that”.

“Hey, David, you seem really down,
and I just wanted to call and make sure you’re ok,
do you want to talk about anything?”

We each have inside of us a well,
a reservoir,
of words never spoken,
and it’s filled with words we could have said-

“The dirty dishes can wait,
come sit with me on the couch for a while”,

it’s filled with words we would have said -
“I was wrong, and I’m sorry”,

it’s filled with words we maybe should have said-
“I love you.”

-but didn’t.