Words

Words for me can be

Something ethereal

And fine. Like

Diamonds in the sunshine

And gold spun in my mind.

I can touch them in a moment.

Don’t need a special place

Can feel the tingle in my fingertips

And the warmth upon my face.

They help me rise above my sorrow,

Throw off the fetters of my fear.

Make my life shimmer and sparkle

Like notes from a summer symphony,

They draw me ever near.