My ongoing love affair with words stuns me to silence. I capture them inside my head and hold them hostage. I let them stew, ferment. I let them age into wisdom and become more than what they were. A beautiful metamorphosis that eclipses the natural and verges on the supernatural. Then I spit them out, in hopes that their venomous sting will bring us closer together. Nov 29, 2022 This poem was pulled from my notes app and was accompanied by a bit of journaling which I've incl