Lost Words

"Only when your throughts have started to drift is creativity possible."
—David Gelernter

if you don't say it now it won't be said
he said
as if an ultimatum ever does any good
lost words never come back the same

what does it matter if you miss a day
she said
or would have said if I had asked her
but why would I who else really cares

I hope I don't sound bitter I'm not a bit
I said
I am happy with how things came out
not that one had any viable alternative