Useless Little Words

Useless little words Why do you mean so much? Why did you tear so many fragile hearts? With the pull of your lines… With the light YANK of your unfinished sentences… Why did you do this to me, useless little word? Did you really want to make me cry a thousand tears? And make me look like a fool? A monster? Useless little words, Why are you so unfeeling? Why has my heart been torn by your subtle existence on a page… Or a text, or a message… or a simple ink blot… Fighting with all your little ways To get right under the skin… Why do you tear open my very veins? My very soul? Useless little words, There’s a fire waiting to be quenched, But someone is always putting in the ammunition So quick a spurt SO QUICK A SPURT That the tongue has its own cruel cold stoned heart Waiting for the moment I shatter and fall apart Why are you so fickle? As deadly emotions trickle Useless little words, I’m on my way to silence again Because you fool me every time With your cruel, hell-laced intentions Why do I even bother? To let them bounce off my body… They always remain Useless little words, Have drilled a hole straight through Words never spoken But always…always used… Less and less spoken Less and less kind Useless little words, I only wanted them to matter I only wanted you to understand That you can drill in me tonight But tomorrow, when the day shines You’ll leave But only for a little while And then you’ll be back again Beautiful little words! How I can always depend on you! To return Unlike…