Zap

There's something that keeps flashing in my head
It's happened quite a few times
So I wonder if it's true
Or just a small spark of insanity
The fleeting hope
That keeps the lost wanting more
I do not feel lost though

To understand these flashes
You must find the words
In your language that fit
A simple combination really
Then your mouth must move as you exhale
The flashes into the open
I think I'm holding my breath

The thing is
That simple combination
Isn't quite so simple
And once the few words
Slip past the fear and out my mouth
They transform the air
Into a heavy solid
A reality
A reality that must be held
I hope I can bear the weight

Six letters
Two words
The first word of this sentence
And the first number you learn
How can two syllables
One breath
Mean more than any number

What does that flash in my head do to you
As it brushes against your reality
Does it put a flash in your heart
A hope in your mind
A current through your soul
Or have I shocked myself
By putting a nail in the socket

Should I choke back this air or breath
You choose the one