Tongue Tied

My words tripped and fell

Tumbling down my throat again,

Refusing to come out right…again

I got tongue tied

Speaking words of gib-gab gibberish

Desperately scraping for one phrase packed with elegance

But your eyes unnerve me

And I’m stuttering and stammering again

Your perfect, lush lips turn up into a sweet smile

Your eyes crinkle, sincere, waiting for my reply

I am star struck

For you are my world; perfect, divine

And here I am, acting the fool; tongue tied!

Slowly I calm down,

I take a deep breath and reply

With a simple, friendly, quiet,

“Hi.”

Author's Note

This was written for the "My words tripped and fell contest".

Reviews

[Arabdha]

Happens every time ! well..at least to me...:P brought a deja vu kinda feeling..well written :-)