Learning To Speak

I'm bursting with emotions,

frustrations, at this point and work

Feelings trapped in unshaped ideas

Ideas trapped in unarticulated words

My body is screaming

And silence is all it's heard

I feel despair in my paralysis

Tiredness in wasted attempts

Sentences trampled by the rush of thoughts

Thoughts that no one can understand

My body is caving

And gloom is all it's seen

Watching me grow from the distance

You catch something I can't from inside

The painful sprouting of a possible artist

I see the hope in your trustful eyes

My body is suddenly filled with worries

Disappointment is all I fear

But you whisper no answer,

brighter, a way

You give me confidence to better assay

Fear aside, full of imperfections,

my first words are finally conveyed

My body is relieved,

I can listen to myself, believe

You're the one I look up to

You're the one that helped me grow

I'll make you proud of me,

Show you how far I can go