Down the Walls

I should've turned back - I should've known better...

Down the Walls

"I should have turned back, I should have known better..."

You paused by the open door,
Neither one of us wanted you to go in-
I could see it in your eyes, yo wanted me to say something-
There was an eagerness there, a hunger, a...

"...then to walk away defeated..."

...a disappointment...
I couldn't bring myself to say it-
To ask the question, couched in high terms and abstract revolutions
A paragraph, which could be summed up in a sentence...

"If love's a word that you say, say it - I will listen."

...which could be summed up in three words-
Three syllables, even- and I couldn't say them!
Not in my high terms- concealing simple thoughts-
And not in the words children giggle through.

I'm not qualified, not for something like this-
Not ready to handle it-
The three words, the hand grenade of the couple-
Don't you see it yet?

"I..."
-can start just about anything-
Congratulations - you've pulled the pin-
Keep a tight grip, there'll be time yet.

"...Love..."
Now the spoon's gone - you can't hold it anymore-
You can either toss it or deflect it-
"...that sweater on you - when did you get it?"

"...You."
It's too late to change it now-
You've thrown your charge-
Now find out how well it works.

No, I couldn't say it - not like that-
Not for all my desire-
Love is not something to be tossed around a corner, fingers planted firmly in ears-
Waiting to find out if it toppled the walls-

It is a whisper, a smile-
The summation of a chestful of feeling-
Concentrated right behind your sternum-
The three words are an expression, an outlet-

A way to transfer the feeling-
To signify something which should have been obvious long before you had to said it-
Yes, children do giggle over them-
But there's no joke in it this time.

Down the Walls by ~GARsTWCM

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"I should have turned back, I should have known better..."   
You paused by the open door,  Neither one of us wanted you to go in-  I could see it in your eyes, yo wanted me to say something-  There was an eagerness there, a hunger, a...   
"...then to walk away defeated..."   
...a disappointment...  I couldn't bring myself to say it-  To ask the question, couched in high terms and abstract revolutions  A paragraph, which could be summed up in a sentence...   
"If love's a word that you say, say it - I will listen."   
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You paused by the open door,  Neither one of us wanted you to go in-  I could see it in your eyes, yo wanted me to say something-  There was an eagerness there, a hunger, a...   
"...then to walk away defeated..."   
...a disappointment...  I couldn't bring myself to say it-  To ask the question, couched in high terms and abstract revolutions  A paragraph, which could be summed up in a sentence...   
"If love's a word that you say, say it - I will listen."   
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Author's Note

The quotes (except "I Love You") came from a couple of AvA songs - "Good Day" and "Start the Machine"... I had them stuck in my head while I was writing this (obviously! :P)

I mean - I picked them for other reasons too - mainly, they fit the situation I was trying to describe... I wanted to see if I could write a poem using the songs cut up like that... just as kindof an exercise... :)

I was told by a friend of mine that I use too many military comparisons... but I really like them... they tend to work well :P