times like these

times like these

they say

there are no

words

at times like these

other than the

platitudes

we have learned

to smooth our

inadequacies

 

like fluttering bats at dawn

unspoken words return

unsettling to the mind

until each a space to find

 

and such words as

can be spoken

oft no justice brings

to common emotion

but with care can be

read between the lines

©John Daniels