Words

Words of change Words of hope Watch the words go up in smoke Words so ugly Words of hate Words so dangerously used for bate Words of beauty Words of love Words that greedily are held above Words of joy Words of laughter Words that can fade by morning after Words of promise Words of fate Words that often come too late Words of grief Words of loss Words that come at such high a cost Words of secrets Words of lies Words where shadows and darkness hide Words of humor Words of placate Words so empty they have no weight Words of trickery Words of ploy Words with the ability to destroy Our words so easily make haste From tongue to ear, we don’t hesitate With no thought to the power that they hold When directed at friend or foe Some words so strong with venom bite Lasts long after end comes to the fight