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Tongue Study

 

Tongues

Steady it wags

needing to know

more, about the

the very thing that

causes wars.

peace and pain.

I study my tongue.           

Much has been said

about the tongue yet

how has it pertained

to my own.

 

My tongue has delivered

and served, it has given

and taken, it has blessed,

it has cursed.

 

It has been bitten,

and it has been written,

the tongue can be tied, twisted

curt, sweet, sharp, wagging or

bragging.

 

It may be your

native tongue

or foreign, it may be

exciting or boring.

If quiet is your tongue

"the cat may have it".

 

If you use your

tongue to speak ill

of the dead, you may,

challenge a force and

be cursing your life's course.

 

The tongue's confession's

may sweep out

dirty secrets from the

corners of your mind.

 

Wise words have fallen on death

ears, words smothered by pride.

truth escaped lying eyes.

Ignoring what you saw and

twisting what was heard.

 

Tongues may bond

with imbeciles or angels

forming positive

or negative energy.

 

Be careful, mind your tongue

it is closest to your own ears

and will affect you first, rather

before the others hear.

 

Be not at the mercy of

an imbecilic tongue

read their eyes

and duck the darts

about to be thrown.

 

Do not despise the

a foreign tongue

for it is the aptitude

of the brain, the tunnel

to his bilingual, do not

expect the champions,

to cater to the dunce,

or those who can barely

master his own tongue.

 

In general, I have concluded

whether you live by the sword or

stand on principals, I had to

learn to manage my tongue

as I would a loaded gun.

 

I will not justify my tongue

when I use its power for the wrong

and neither hold my piece,

to placate the sword of the unjust.

 

The real power is in

the righteousness

of the speaking tongue.

 

For those who live by

the sharp and swarded tongue

and wield words as death

blows to the innocent,

or those who are silent,

while others suffer.

May also die

by the mighty tongue,

or by the holding of it.!

 

 

Copyright © Vicki Acquah | Year Posted 2014

Tongue Study

Tongue Study

Tongues
Steady it wags
needing to know
more, about the
the very thing that
causes wars.
peace and pain.
I study my tongue.            
Much has been said
about the tongue yet
how has it pertained
to my own.

My tongue has delivered
and served, it has given
and taken, it has blessed,
it has cursed.

It has been bitten,
and it has been written,
the tongue can be tied, twisted
curt, sweet, sharp, wagging or
bragging.

It may be your
native tongue
or foreign, it may be
exciting or boring.
If quiet is your tongue
"the cat may have it".

If you use your
tongue to speak ill
of the dead, you may,
challenge a force and
be cursing your life's course.

The tongue's confession's
may sweep out
dirty secrets from the
corners of your mind.

Wise words have fallen on death
ears, words smothered by pride.
truth escaped lying eyes.
Ignoring what you saw and
twisting what was heard.

Tongues may bond
with imbeciles or angels
forming positive
or negative energy.

Be careful, mind your tongue
it is closest to your own ears
and will affect you first, rather
before the others hear.

Be not at the mercy of
an imbecilic tongue
read their eyes
and duck the darts
about to be thrown.

Do not despise the
a foreign tongue
for it is the aptitude
of the brain, the tunnel
to his bilingual, do not
expect the champions,
to cater to the dunce,
or those who can barely
master his own tongue.

In general, I have concluded
whether you live by the sword or
stand on principals, I had to
learn to manage my tongue
as I would a loaded gun.

I will not justify my tongue
when I use its power for the wrong
and neither hold my piece,
to placate the sword of the unjust.

The real power is in
the righteousness
of the speaking tongue.

For those who live by
the sharp and swarded tongue
and wield words as death
blows to the innocent,
or those who are silent,
while others suffer.
May also die
by the mighty tongue,
or by the holding of it.!


Copyright © Vicki Acquah | Year Posted 2014
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014


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Date: 6/1/2023 2:27:00 PM
Another Amazing Poem! I love your deep and profound messages, I can relate to so much of what you wrote! Excellent, you're so talented!
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Date: 9/10/2014 1:27:00 PM
great piece Vicki, really penned this so well. God bless, Gordon
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Vicki Acquah
Date: 9/10/2014 4:35:00 PM
Much needed acknowledgement thank you, as I am selecting the poems to be in my book and comments such as yours makes it easier to decide.
Date: 4/25/2014 3:36:00 PM
the tongue,it builds and it kills,great write Vicki
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