Stammer

I’ve written for so long
That I forgot how to speak.

With the voice in my head
Sounding nothing
Like the one in my throat

And the words in my heart
Fail to escape my lips
As they are diluted
Through fingers holding my tongue
Into stuttering snafus

So forgive me if I seemed caught off guard
When you to me your feelings to my face.

For in that moment,
All I could think
Was how badly I wished I was holding a pen
To let you know
How badly I wished
I was holding you