The spaces in between 9 Dec 2019

The spaces in between

We say a a lot.... you and I
Words really wing between

We talk of this.... or that
Of the places that we've seen

We tell a tale of days at work
Of worries that we have
Of things that really piss us off
Or things that make us scream.

But the things we say
That make me sad
Are the things we scream out loud
The unvoiced cries of remembered pain
In the spaces in between

Those words we do not speak
I hear them in my mind
The words you ache to say
But do not know the way

They're shouted none the less
by the spaces in between

This one says "See? I hurt!"
That one says "Help me.... please"
Unvoiced cries of pain and ache
They really shout out loud
Despite the silence that is left
by the spaces in between

I want to know..... I really do
the thoughts you do do not speak
The mem'ries that will not leave you lone
You ache to share them if you could
In the  spaces in between 

© Ian Croft December 2018