Words Have Power

A rewrite of a 2015 poem
Words have power
They are thoughts made manifest
And loosed into the world

They are fragile crepe paper ghosts
Spoken softly to breathe thoughts to life

They are shining lights
Spoken with bold love and given as gifts

They are a clarion bell call
Spoken with volume, power, and purpose

They are truth and belief
And love made real

Words have power
They are thought made manifest
And loosed into the world

They are knife edges
Spoken to cut the soul

They are blunt force
Spoken to crush and wind

They are daggers
Spoken to pierce the heart

They are lashing whips
Spoken to welt and sting and scar

They are hurt and anger
And resentment made real

Words have power
They are thought made manifest
And loosed into the world

Beware how you manifest your
Intentions into the world
The heat of passionate anger
Can turn language into fists that leave bruises
That cannot be seen and may never heal

Beware how you manifest your
Intentions into the world
Regret is a bitter friend
For what is said cannot be unsaid or unheard

Beware how you manifest your
Intentions into the world
Think before you speak and
Hold your tongue until you possess
A calmer mind and kinder words

Words have power
They are thought made manifest
And loosed into the world

-gws