Words

We like to make things

like to shape things

generate things.

Into a box, a line, a circle, a plane

all with our words, 

all from our brains.

 

Glasses fill with mind juices

Red rivers are rushing,

pumping through my veins

filling my lungs

with the urge.

The urge to inflict pain.

 

It starts with a sound,

to a syllable, to a word, to a phrase.

To a sentence, to a paragraph, to an essay,

To a conversation whose effect its intentions outweigh. 

 

Then we hide,

never to be found,

behind a barrier, through which our true identities,

our thoughts will always be locked down.

 

No one sees the heartbreak

behind the curve in that “o.”

Or the anger in front of the line in that “i.”

all they see, all they hear

is the message, but never the cry. 

 

Words are subtle. 

because when I say something

or write something

or type something,

I am using a channel, a filter if you will.

It drains the essence of my true intentions,

Removing the solute from my mind juice

And leaving only the weak solution.

 

But with sheer strength and raw emotions,

I can convey any message to anyone quite clearly.

A punch clearly shows anger. 

A smile clearly shows happiness. 

A single tear flowing down my cheek

with the steal of a thief 

stealing my innermost self and exposing it to the world,

shows sadness.

None of these things we can hide,

neither to ourselves, nor to others.

Our brains, our thoughts, are quiet things,

hidden deep in the recesses of our bodies

So how strong is your message?

And how powerfully do you want it to be heard? 

 

Because the question we have to ask ourselves,

is whether the words that come out of our mouths

or the words that are written by the pens in our hands,

are stronger than the bruises we inflict upon the flesh

of our enemies and our friends.

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