He grieves of words not spoken –
Too tender to fall as raindrops for prophets
Content on scraping the icing and leaving
The real manna as scrap;
Tainted by the cruel misconception
Of always understanding intention,
But, never reaching beyond the surface.
He dreams of a different reflection –
That he might be seen with eyes of intrigue
By souls digging for more than the rules of order
Allow us to be;
Sequestered by the stagnant stereotypes
Of passionless people
Painting rainbows in poetic skies.
And the banished soul, buried too long
Beneath the empty sky
Becomes the chiseled expression of One
Saying just enough to be understood
But, never enough to breathe.