Original Poetry Fan Fiction ❯ Words ❯ Words ( Chapter 46 )
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Words
By iloveanimecartoons
Revised 12-24-07
Words...carry
They hold power
In the presence of despair and guilt
Tick tock, another second chance ruined
Another proverbial drop of blood spilt
Power to build and power to destroy
Faster than the speed of sound
Sharper than any two-edged sword
Innocence lost when hard truths are found
Words…start out small…
Paper cuts burn, they sting, then they heal
The resulting marks are rarely ever seen
But, woebetide the recipient of such a cut
Who can't leave it alone and in doing so make it worse
They pick it apart and make it a greater part of themselves
It becomes a greater part of themselves
The scar is greater because
Words…inform
And this knowledge this powerful
So tuned into the emotions of the careless few who don't see
Take not for granted their intuitive little eyes
Do not trifle with the hearts of the young—they're more attuned than you know
How fragile…so easily crumbled up and scattered to the winds
On a breeze, they fly away, only to come full circle
To return with verbal slaps that ebb and flow
And what is left is an ashen facsimile of a person crushed
So easily left for the crows
Words…hinder
Makes life more of a struggle as the mind plays tricks
As the heart slowly rolls in on itself in a silent barricade
Slowly the dilapidated psyche ceases to share
Making once-vibrant people more of a whisper on the air
And all the while, do you see? Do you even care?
Oh what a difference your words have made
That wasn't a compliment
Words…should never hurt