The Tongue

There is more to the tongue
Than just taste
The tongue can make
The tongue can break
The tongue can kill
The tongue can heal
some things are better not spoken
Better kept to the heart
A sounding silence that burn inside, better than war
A tongue is fire
Another is fire
Not only cobras spit venom
Humans too
Tame the tongue.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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September 2, 2015 at 7:53 AM
Very true Ndhine and I like the simplicity of your poem
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