When words loose their meaning
and only flow on bloodlessly
then I cannot say how much I do love you.

When every touch does not anymore matter
then my hands,
my mouth and body becomes dumb

and are unable to tell you
that our love is something holy, intense
and also earthly.

Gert Strydom

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-words-loose-their-meaning/