Finding words

sometimes words-

are elusive, evasive

hiding in the shadows 

of the murky depths of hurt

sometimes words-

are heavy, suffocating

refusing to form

in the deep gulf of grief

sometimes words-

are a caress, a touch

healing the torn,

the rifts of the heart

sometimes words-

are a memento, a gift

hidden away with love

in crevices of time

sometimes words-

may be all I have

when palings are sharp 

and distances, vast

Picture drawn in MS Paint on textured paper