Hush My Voice

A Poem, By Joy Aletheia Stevens

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Hush my voice, do not say that word,

Calm yourself, think with reason!

Laugh less, do not feel the chord

That connects you for this season.

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You’ve never felt so calm,

Yet never felt so distressed,

You’ve never felt such healing balm,

Except when God has blessed.

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You’ve never been so content,

Never been so at home,

Never so impatient,

And never so alone.

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Hush my voice, do not say that word,

You aren’t ready for such speech.

Passion comes with the pain of a sword

Until true love is reached.

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Don’t say it yet, it’s not that strong,

Though stronger than all before.

Don’t sing my heart, not that song,

But I can’t stop it, it sings evermore!

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But hush my voice, don’t say love!

Say like, say care, say dear one.

But don’t say it voice, don’t say love!

Not till you know it’s a true one.

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My husbands and my Anniversary is coming up on Saturday. We will have been married for six years! I’m feeling a little sentimental so I thought I’d share a poem I wrote fairly early on in our relationship. I wrote a lot of poetry at the time, some of which makes me blush a little, but I do like this one. I hope you enjoy!

~Joy Aletheia Stevens

Photo Credit: Rain Room by DJ Ecal (CC BY 2.0)