Thinking of words to say

Trying to speak the right way

Checking for a tone

Knowing I’m not alone

Going line by line

Hoping everything is fine

Hoping words will set me free

Longing to just be me

Realizing words have power

Speaking them hour after hour

Every word in its place

Words resting in a safe space

Learning what words mean

Seeing things I’ve never seen

Trying to find words that move

Knowing I have nothing to prove

Using words of reference

Using words of my preference

Trying to find words that uplift

Trying to find my gift

Looking for words that are strong

Words that let me know when I’m wrong

Showing that words aren’t a game

Looking for words that don’t shame

Longing for words that fill the soul

With what makes it whole

Looking for words that encourage

Getting words out of storage

Reaching for words of purpose

Hoping to see them surface

Looking for words that heal

Wanting words that reveal

Checking for words that I can use

Words that show I have nothing to lose

Words that I can give

Words that teach me to live

Without a lot of guessing

Or a lot of stressing

A thousand words