Words Escape Me - poem

Words escape me,
As they always do,
I'm hardly transparent,
But you see right through.
My mouth becomes dry;
What can I say,
When you look past the mask,
And tell me I need to stay?

Words escape me,
And my silence replies;
It confirms all the things,
That I've tried to deny.
What can I say?
The walking contradiction,
That could never tell the difference,
Between reality and fiction.

Words escape me,
They always fail;
My mind can't even focus,
On the simplest detail.
Why can't I remember?
Why can't I forget?
Words always escape me:
My only regret...