Words Unspoken

There are so many things I want to say,
So many things I want you to know.
I don't know where to start,
I don't know where to end.

If only I could put what I feel into words,
Pour my heart out and never stop.

I would whisper my secrets to the night,
Hoping the breeze might carry them to you.
But I have no words to speak,
No secrets I can whisper.

I would speak my piece with confidence,
Declare my intentions and misgivings.
But I tremble at the mere thought,
I have no faith in my own voice.

I would shout from the rooftops,
Bare my soul to the world, so you would know.
But my voice is small and sticks in my throat,
I can't seem to catch my breath.

There are so many things I wish I could put into words,
But never will.