When words are not enough

When words are not enough darling

I want you to dance.

I want you to praise dance

Or create like modern dance

Move your hips

Ward off that generation pain

Jump and rock your head side to side

When words are not enough darling

I want you to cry.

I want you to wail

I want you to create oceans with your tears

Don’t explain

Don’t apologize or wipe your eyes

Just cry like it’s the only thing you got to do

Cry and scream until that river becomes a stream

When words are not enough darling

I want you to sing

I want you to sing like a bird in a tree

The song don’t matter too much

It can be gospel, hip-hop, pop or even showtune melodies

But I want you to sing like that gospel choir on our block down the street

Sing louder than your pain

Make melodies so bold they ward off your demons

Sing deep from that hallow well in your stomach

And high to remind the angels your still down here on earth

When words are not enough darling

I want you to breathe

Learn to love silence

And the rhythm of your heartbeat

Breathe because you are alive

Breathe because you can

Breathe because sometimes

Words simply are not enough