WORDS

WORDS HELP US TO UNDERSTAND THIS LIFE,

EACH OTHER, AND EVERYTHING AROUND US.

WERE IT NOT FOR THE MIGHTY WRITTEN WORD,

THE SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE NOTHING WITH

WHICH TO ASTOUND US.

BUT WORDS CAN KILL, AS THE GOOD BOOK SAYS,

FOR IT IS THE EVIL THAT ATTENDS TO THEIR FLIGHT.

OTHER WORDS CAN HEAL AND MAKE ONE BETTER,

WHEN SPOKEN WITH A STRAIGHT TONGUE AND MIGHT.

WORDS SPOKEN WITH A FORKED-TONGUE

ARE LIES THAT LIVE ON IN OUR HEARTS.

HOW CAN ONE BELIEVE ANOTHER PERSON,

WHEN THEIR LIES HAVE SEARED ONE'S HEART?

SO LISTEN TO ME, FRIEND, IT MAKES GREAT SENSE

TO SPEAK ONLY THE TRUTH AND NOT DECEPTION,

EXCEPT WHEN ONE IS JOKING, OR HAVING FUN,

THEN THESE ARE THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS.

WORDS CARRY LOVE, OR THEY CARRY HATE,

THEY CARRY DISLIKE AND REBELLION, TOO.

LET US NOT BE GUILTY OF SPEAKING SUCH WORDS

THAT MAY INJURE OTHER PEOPLE, AND YOU.

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