A Simple Thought

I'd like to write a story
of some measurable words, I think
a story of what degree and salutation
is what is puzzling me

the words I seek lay just beyond the horizon
painfully so
just a little out of my grasp
despite my best efforts to reach , the words fall short

I'd like to say something though
make a statement
or a declaration
maybe, just tell you how I'm feeling

but as the sun lowers in the sky
and the birds bed down somewhere for the night
as the curtain falls and the house lights go dark
I'll take my cues from all around me
and simply say goodnight