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What music does not emote,
and canvas cannot portray,
and what words miss,
is everything I want to say.
My mind races away all day
but my ears do not hear its calls,
my mouth cannot speak its words,
and my heart feels naught but its falls.
I would sit a thousand years in silence
and before you I would kneel,
if you could provide me with the words to say
and I could just express how I feel.
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WOW, just WOW! I've been waiting for this poem for a long time and it was nothing short of perfect:)
ReplyDeleteI admire you, so much! How do you not have a girlfriend already? With a mind as beautiful as yours, you should have women lined up:P LOL
I, for one, am one of those people haha
What I wouldn't give to be inside that brain of yours for even a few hours :) Oh well, until then, your magical use of words and your selfless act to express them to us, will tide me over:)
xx
I've been waiting on this poem for some time now. To finally read it, ::speechless::
ReplyDeleteIt was WORTH the wait! Thank you for unlocking a piece of me that I never knew was locked. All this time, I've felt that I couldn't express myself well. But when I read the words, "What Words Miss" in BWYDT, it was like a light bulb came on. That's exactly how my life has been at times. Now more than EVER, I seek to live life, be surrounded by people, and fall in love with someone who simply exemplify, "What Words Miss."
Thank you =)
Yes! Finally got to read this poem. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI envy your mind...can I have it? Please? How about I just borrow it for a bit?
Until I read about it on BWYDT I've never thought about the concept of what words miss, and its so true! and I never realise how difficult its sometimes to define something because literally there are no words. This poem is indescribable beautiful.
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this is beautiful...
ReplyDeleteBefore this, I mostly stuck to the lyric, "I'm longing for words to describe how I'm feeling.." when it was almost painful for me to want to express something, you know? But this is just more and it's so Flipping AMAZING :D.. Thank you :]
ReplyDeleteWonderful stuff, your creativity and ability to express is enviable.
ReplyDeleteI have the title of this as a tattoo on my shoulder <3 Love it so much and so so perfect! As an aspiring writer trying to find the words to describe things is sometimes an impossible task. I just think about "what words miss" and the explanation becomes clear. LOVE YOUR WORK! <3
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness this is absolutely amazing. I've been wanting to get "what words miss" as a white ink tattoo on my wrist for awhile! This poem is just absolutely stunning.
ReplyDeletethis is beautiful i love last two line because its so true i wrote a poem base on she is what words miss it was done in dedication to you maybe you can read sometime
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Oh.My.Gods.
ReplyDeleteI would express to you my love of this...if I but had the words...so I will just say...I (what words miss) this poem.
I have "what words miss" as a tattoo on my chest close to my heart., this small statement means so much to me and every time I see it, its a reminder of what I want out of this life,.. thank you so much for giving us this gift of words that is truly profound.
ReplyDeleteHi, I don't know if you still check your messages here, but I wanted to share something with you. A couple years ago I read your story "Beautiful when you don't try" and Quinn's philosophical side inspired me. In 2012 I traveled for 2 1/2 months, searching myself and finding myself in the process. The day before my flight home I went in a tattoo shop and got a tattoo that says "what words miss" accompanied by a compass rose. There were no words to describe this incredible journey, the experiences I had with so many wonderful people that liked me for who I really was (and still am), the sights I saw, and so on. After I came back, I came out to my very religious parents. It is the best decision I've ever made. A couple days ago I was trying to remember in which story I got my inspiration. So I re-plunged into some Faberry stories that I liked 5-6 years ago and I found it very quickly. So yeah I wanted to say thank you, because I know those were mot Quinn's words but yours, and they are still as beautiful and inspirational as when I first read them.
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