Words

Words.  Oh, words.
The power they seem to wield.
Can turn the world to ash and stone
And make a heart to feel.

A gentle phrase can bring a tear
Can feel a soul with love
A forceful one can help a mind
With just the merest shove

It amazes me what they do
As my pen glides by
I don’t know how I do it
And I don’t ask why
For some a tender rhyme or two
To lift the weary gloom
And for a special someone
It brings a heartfelt swoon

I pick the words so carefully
My soul I bare to see
With my heart I put to rhyme
The better part of me
With this caution I must give
Don’t read in words too much
They’re just a single point in time
Don’t give them too much trust
But like was sung so long ago
By some Brother’s Gibb
Words are all I have
They help me to live

If I can not touch you now
Can not see your face
Maybe words will do the trick
They can take my place

I may not get to feel you here
But a word can tell you so
All the things we’ve left behind
With the words you’ll still know

hak
2310 / 31 Jul 99