Words

Words fall onto empty ears
Ones that I had once held dear
Might as well fall on the ground
Once they’re there, just step around

Words flow silent through the air
Not one heard with love or care
From the tongue they issue forth 
Never caught for what it’s worth

If in silence I must live 
Even though I’ve much to give
Cannot bear not being heard
After all, they’re only words 

Take one, take two, form a sentence
Then they’re stopped, there is no patience
Better they be left unsaid
Better keep them in my head

Be it humor, be it kind
To the others, never mind
Words can be for harm or good
On them has my life withstood

Other Comments
@headfirstonly - 2024-09-04 The AABB rhyming scheme in this is making me hear this as an invocation, as the casting of a spell. But the target seems to be the spellcaster himself/herself. It's an interesting and thought-provoking idea, for sure.

Roger D. Linder: FAWM 50-90-2024
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