Empty words

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..words always

.............feel good

.....some more than others

.......always eliciting such a response

..........a rush, then intensity.

..but what happens

....when words stop being enough for me?

...when one aches for more

.........than mere syllables?

.....I always thought that reading it

...........could ease the need for it.

....now it's just too close

......she's here, in this room with me

.................problem is she isn't.

..........my thoughts are kept imprisoned

......by the words I want her to say

...she speaks like she writes

.....no voice inflection

..........tells me she's done

........the end came and went

..............somewhere between

................my stanzas

....and her inability to speak to my heart

...............forced us apart

.....now they, her words suddenly

..............didn't sink me, they all just

............ring out as lies, fiction

.....where's the love, the lust, the friction?

.........words have fallen short.

............but how?

.......when words always worked

................for me before now.

........I always say words mean everything

...........but what do I do when

.......words seem like lies, falsehoods

..........how can continuing on

......do any real good?

............what is happening?

....I could just ignore this sinking feeling

..........tell my head to calm down

.......to stop reeling

............this may be the only way

.......she's able to love me

.............at a distance

.................on Instagram

..............words just written

.........................in chat

........................but should I

.....................settle for

....................just that??

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Thanks for reading! - Sam