Words! Poem by Dónall Dempsey

“ .”
He said.
And again:
“ .”
He looked around
unable to find

words
that would
begin to explain...
only bunches of silence
growing like dull weeds.

Suddenly he saw
a solitary colourful:
“I don’t know…perhaps…maybe...! ”
He wrapped her
in it.

She looked good
in it.
The hug fitted her
perfectly.

She looked lost
in its embrace.
She could speak
only in tears.

His heart silently said: “I’m sorry... love! ”
They talked in bed
using only their bodies
for words
words...words.