A word in the heart.

Every now and again, 

you will feel a dull ache 

in your soul. 

A gentle humming

around your heart. 

A longing for something

without a name. 

If I ever told you

to obey anything, 

this would be it.

Listen to the call

of your authentic self; 

that part of you that lives 

just outside of your own skin. 

Let it have its way with you. 

I have died a hundred times

trying to ignore it. 

-mia hollow

A word in the heart

I'll say them to no one

If that keeps them safe

Buried here,

Risk-less and tame. 

If I don't speak them

They won't be

Because

We are what we do. 

Words, that's all.

Begin in my gut

Bloom from my mouth -

That's all. 

Stifled, shut up,

Burning the edges,

Searing my soul

Grit and grin. 

It won't be comfortable

It might be bitter,

Gray Silence - 

But nothing will shatter.

Walk across it

Breathe shallow

Let it be

Let it go

The light that goes out

The dusty floor

I listen for a word

There is no more.