There are words I want to say
they linger on my tongue
Trapped behind a wall of fear ..
a sense of what's unsung.

These are words of love and longing
heartache and regret gratitude
and sorrow and things I can't forget

Perhaps I fear the consequences
of what these words may bring
or maybe it's the vulnerability

So I hold them close within me
Like a precious, hidden gem
And though they may stay unspoken
They still reside within

For even when I can't express them
These words are still alive
And they remind me of the power
Of the things I keep inside.