I've got something to tell you
But I can't say it out loud
I can't seem to say. I keep
Pulling back the words

I get three-quarters through
The sentence in my head
Then I shake and loosen these ropes
I can't bind the raveled thread

I know it means I want to say
I - I - can't say it too - I can't
It tears me up inside in ways
I still don't understand

So I keep pulling back my words
My lips, my smile, my heart
I can't risk one tiny bit
Of being torn apart

I've got something to tell you
But I can't say it out loud

6/11/25