Put Away Your Sword

Put away your sword Sir and step into the light. Only words hold sway here. Not that way, There is nothing that can save you there, All the words there have been poisoned. There are words there in the dark that can make cuts that never heal And words that will cut through even your bone. Words that can deflect your best sword thrust. Don't look down, Those word will only make your blood boil And don't touch those rocks They contain words enough to crush your heart. Best not to enter that pool, Words are waiting there to destroy your soul. Take off your chain mail, If words of wisdom and light cannot penetrate, You may yet still slip from my grasp. There is no shelter in that cave, Only words to confuse, Words to haunt Words that only spawn black thoughts And worst of all are the words that eat into your hopes Til you give them all up Or words that can turn your dreams into nightmares. There are words there that can blindside you, Or bend your will til it loses power. Best stay out of there if you don't want a hole where your heart used to be. Good, you have left your sword behind you, I knew you were listening. Now I can show you how to master words more powerful than your sword, All my lessons begin and end with Love.