That Word

That word That word… It leaves a bitter taste in my mouth A dullness in my hearing A word that’s supposed to be endearing But in reality it’s a demon in disguise That word.. That terrible word Take a day, count the seconds Times it by forever Thats how much I hate that word. Don’t worry if you lose count I did. That word rattles the ground of my mind Shakes loose any pebble of possibility And laughs as it’s tossed in the air And left to shatter on the ground Words are just words right Letters strung together But those tiny letters that you underestimate Can destroy, can devastate That word can start wars Real or unseen Imagined or physically felt Maybe it’s a joke A cruel jest my ears play A confederate to my eyes Distorting what’s seen or heard Silently inserting that word To places it obviously shouldn’t be