WORDS

"GIRL AND SHELTIE DOG"

Vintage picture, artist unknown to me

"WORDS FOR IT"

"I wish I could take language

and fold it like cool, moist rags.

I would lay words on your forehead.

I would wrap words on your wrists.

"There, there" my words would say-

or something better.

I would ask them to murmur,

"Hush" and "Shh, shh, it's all right."

I would ask them to hold you all night.

I wish I could take language

and daub and soothe and cool

Where fever, blisters and burns.

Where fever, turns you against you.

I wish I could take language

And heal the words that were the wounds

You have no names for."

~By Julia Cameron