Words

Words are the links that connect you and I
So they should be used with respect and care
For words can lift your spirit way up high
Or they can drive you into deep despair

Our words can be used to taunt and torment
And stab deep into others like a knife
There rage and hatred fester and ferment
Leaving you badly wounded; scarred for life

Words can bring comfort and warmth to us all
And fill our lives with laughter and delight
Sweet words can also entice and enthrall
And flame passion to set our hearts alight

Words, like a pail of water, once poured out
Cannot be retracted despite your clout