words moment

words

letters strung together
making a sound
or a combination of sounds

words can create
words can kill

can be whispered
or shouted

can be true
or completely false

can be spoken with care
or spilled hastily

can sound great
and yet be venomous

I forget who said this but:
it is not the words of our enemies that we will remember
but the silence of our friends

unspoken words can hurt too

and there is the old sticks and stones saying
which is so not true

words do hurt
words can leave bruises that last for a lifetime
words can draw blood
words can slice and dice with extreme precision

it all depends on the heart
the heart that speaks
the heart that hears

I heard much today
and am bruised in the hearing

and deeply sorrowed

and somewhat frightened

just being honest here

am I willing
am I even willing to be willing

am I able