Words have power
They can pierce your bones
The right ones devour
Your very soul
Peaceful ones flower
And make you whole
Others cut deep
Leave scars, angry red
Make you lose sleep
As they dance in your head
Your happiness they reap
Until your spirit is dead
The strong message they send
Cannot be erased
They twist and they bend
They demand to be faced
They make ideas blend
Leaving a bad aftertaste
You cannot try to forget
The things you hear
Like a cigarette
They take what you hold dear
They sing a duet
Of shame, grief, and fear
Once it is said
It penetrates the defenses
Causing joy or dread
Sometimes beyond recompenses
Words can move you
Words can ****
Words can pierce through
Words can thrill
Each time you part your lips
The words that stain the air
Can sink the finest ships
Or be an answer to a prayer
Jul 29, 2018
Jul 29, 2018 at 8:07 PM UTC
Words have power
They can pierce your bones
The right ones devour
Your very soul
Peaceful ones flower
And make you whole
Others cut deep
Leave scars, angry red
Make you lose sleep
As they dance in your head
Your happiness they reap
Until your spirit is dead
The strong message they send
Cannot be erased
They twist and they bend
They demand to be faced
They make ideas blend
Leaving a bad aftertaste
You cannot try to forget
The things you hear
Like a cigarette
They take what you hold dear
They sing a duet
Of shame, grief, and fear
Once it is said
It penetrates the defenses
Causing joy or dread
Sometimes beyond recompenses
Words can move you
Words can ****
Words can pierce through
Words can thrill
Each time you part your lips
The words that stain the air
Can sink the finest ships
Or be an answer to a prayer
"Say what you mean. Mean what you say."
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