Sometimes Words Come Easy

Stuart Watkins

Sometimes they just flow easy as a rolling stream

effortlessly letting gravity do its job

downward toward the pond, lake, or ocean

without a thought, care, or concern

Sometimes words haltingly struggle to come out

they run into eddies and whirlpools on the way

meandering in circles waiting to be spoken

trying to make intentions easily understood

Sometimes words just get choked up

blocked by nervous hems and haws

expressing one’s heartfelt emotions

sometimes words don’t come easy