words

I wrote so many words
In so many places
To so many people

All kinds of words
Soft and harsh
Innocent and dirty

More words than I should have said

All kinds of stories
Sweet lies and sharp truths
Simple jokes and serious cries for help

Nothing could keep my mouth shut

And now
All those long lost words
Are bleeding out of me

All those big, filthy words
I put in my small, innocent mouth

Where did they come from?

Why do they crawl out of my skin now?

How can I make them
stop?