Some people aren’t talkers. They’re doers.
They may not be able to put into words how they feel about someone,
but their actions show how they feel. Their actions are metaphors for their feelings.
Here’s a rough draft of one of my poems that illustrates this–(fictionalized but true):
MY MAMA’S TEETH
My mama’s teeth stuck out
when she was a bitty girl and they still do
now. My mama saved her money, every little nickel
and we took two buses and walked a long hot time
to get braces on my teeth which make me cranky.
That’s how she says
I love you.
