Prompt: This Stone Longs to Speak

The words sit heavy on my tongue

How do you know 

stones have no tongue?

Have you looked inside?

You probably think 

I have no soul

No heart

No tears

No laughter

The words sit heavy on my tongue

I love you

You hurt me

I want to be with you

I want to be alone

I’m sorry

I wish

I could say the words

I wish you could hear them

The words sit heavy on my tongue

Right behind the teeth 

I don’t have

In the mouth 

you don’t notice

Wet with tears

I don’t cry

I want to dance

I want to fly

I want to feel your arms round me

I want to watch the stars cross the sky

Dogs in House	Houdini, Brindle
Time writing	20 minutes
July word count	9,667