Set The Words Free

By Chaitra Ramalingegowda

If I could write I’d set all the words free,

free to follow you,

to tell you all the

wonder and secrets

of life and love and solitude,

of all that’s mysterious,

of wisdom that comes with experience.

If I could write I’d set all the words free,

free to hug you

and keep you warm at night,

shield you from the dark,

when you feel cold and alone,

when you’re not you,

when loneliness haunts you.

If I could write I’d set all the words free,

free to weave your dreams

of tomorrow and all the days after,

with hope stitched in there

that they come true

one day – soon,

because words are all I have.

By Chaitra Ramalingegowda