Before These Words Poem by Bryan Corbett

before these words
this page was blank

before these words
there was nothing

before these words
i was told
that words
are things

before these words
there was a thought

before these words
there was hope

before these words
there was trust

before these words
there was you
and me
and us

before these words
things made sense

before these words
nothing else mattered

before these words
there was love
it was good
it was…

before these words
became jumbled
these words
made sense
but now,
only confusion

before these words
dreams
before these words
healing
before these words:
good-bye