tongue tied

i'm trapped in words

held hostage by my friends

tripped up by meaning

taking a road just to get to it's end

tongue tied

it's killing me

i want to see things for the first time

show you things that are brighter

darker

sharper

softer

but i'm struck dumb and dead

thoughts like paper over fire

there's a hole in my world

that makes me talk like a liar

over there i see a fist fight

a woman in a care full of toys smokes a cigarette

conversations twist and turn

i get the feeling i am learning more than ever before

this is the first time

tongue tied

it's killing me