These Words

These words are my soul
poured out so vulnerably.
They are my deepest secrets,
my strongest emotions,
my truest friends...and my worst enemies.
They are everything
that I have.
And they are never enough.

My words of gratitude...
My words of deepest thanks...
These words are not enough
to crack your heart of stone.

My words of anguish...
My words of heartbreaking loss...
These words could never be enough
to make you weep like me.

My words of love...
My words of unconditional, unending devotion...
Not even these words
could make somebody like you
love somebody like me.

These words are my soul.
I lay them out
with the simplest hope
that one day, they might mean
something...
Anything...
to you.
But these words
that are my truest friends...
And my worst enemies...
These words that make up
everything I am...
They have never been enough.