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The Power of Words
The power of words
You gaze into the mirror,
the words written on a page
and the many others
your eyes upon have lain.
You see yourself there
in black and white
or who you wish to be,
if you had been born
in a different time
or somewhere across the sea.
You fall in love with many people,
man or woman who knows,
for when you are not yourself
then anything can go.
You have buckled many slippers
upon your feet… or boots…
and walked many a mile
in other people's shoes.
You see your face as princess fair
or villain black and cruel
you've been a little child
and a creature and a fool.
You've been to far off places
without ever leaving home
you ride upon your rocking chair
and on your bed you've flown!
You've heard a thousand different tongues
but all within your mind
so everybody you have met
has your voice in kind.
Oh to have this power!
to go where and be who you please
is the greatest treasure
That Could ever be!
Without it how would you understand
the world around you or know ,
what's true in life,
have love for your neighbor
or let your spirit grow?
The great power of knowing letters,
how they form into words,
oh it's near impossible
to tell what passions they've stirred!
But alas! The moral!
Not impossible but real!
For the power to read and write
can express all that you feel.
I hope the words I'm writing
The ones that you're reading here
Have enough of a reflection
To see yourself appear
Copyright ©
Crystol Woods
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