Words They Fight a War
Some words are rocks and knives
Stabbing, cutting leveling in sound
Thoughtless words are weapons
Wielded without thought
Waved around like flags
In a war unseen but fought
Victims gasping all around
In unbelief they’re stricken down
Power pulses feed the engine
Spoken they are cast
Like a feather in the wind
They’re gone in future and in past
We cannot make them good again
Or gather them to burn
But hope lies in the light to win
To win the war we fight again
And overcome by light the dark
By speaking what is good the more
It’s only then we win the war
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