Words.....a letter of love

With words we talk to God
words can give comfort and healing
words can hurt and destroy
words can tell lies

and fool those that listen
words can speak truth
but never be heard
words can be in the dictionary

but never read
words can be on peace treaties
and burn up when the bombs fall
words can describe your beauty

that you did not see
words can show humility
and say they are sorry
words can be pompous and arrogant

wallowing in their sin
words can be meek and humble
ready to lift up and encourage
words can add comfort to your sorrow

changing your tears to laughter
words can make you remember
what’s important, and forget what is not
words can lift up your spirits

and move you to action
words can hide where you don’t see them
until it is too late
words can be the name of a person

that you will never forget
words can be their life story
words can try to describe
how wonderful that life was

but they always fall short
words cannot replace love
but they can say it is real
words can try to say thank you

for all you have meant to me
words can say I miss you
when I mean adore
words can say I love you

I hope you know how much
words show our humanity
the good and the bad
words help us to understand life

words can be the Constitution
or the Gettysburg address
words can be Shakespeare sonnets
or just a child’s letter of love

words help tell our story
about civilization and what we’ve done
words, our letter to the future
about all our hope’s and dreams.


In response to Inspire me Thursday weekly challenge "Words" (April 26th)