Ode to lips

You said you'd call me

Though you haven't tried

Thought it just a little bit strange

Have you got something to hide?

A stutter, a lisp 

A problem with your lips

Do you get tongue tied?

Do you need to confess?

Tell me...are you blessed?

With the gift of the gab

With words for any season

Do you know how to please them?

Those ears who would listen in...

Want to know what I'm missing?

Your lips...

Are they good for kissing?

Are they blessed and sweet?

Are they full and complete?

Are they honest?

Do your lips deny your thoughts?

Do they smile?

When inside there is something amiss?

Do you give lip service?

Do you lie through your teeth?

Are you honest as the day?

Or do you try to hide away?

That inner you that no-one sees?

Hidden behind tight smiles...

I see into your heart you know

Want to bare your soul?

I am here to listen in...

I will not judge you...

That is not for me...

I would appreciate your honesty...

So show me the real you

Show me that sweet smile...

Without any guile

Please open up to me...

Begun on 1 December 2015

Completed 6 January 2016