so much stuck beneath the tongue
and in the finger nails
words not spoken like venom drips
into my better reason
the poisoned tooth
still fixed within the jaw
if left to fester will break me
like the camel's straw
so if my words come angry
and in surge
know that love lies under
and grows stronger for the purge
if now I show you just my fearful
and my bitter side
I do so so good faith and trust
can return
so much stuck beneath the tongue
and finger nails
if words aren't ventured
then this venture surely fails