Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Poems on the Fly: Day 3

Mean Words

The world is full of mean words
I'm sure we've all heard one or two
 
Maybe even three or four
Hundred
 
Thousand

Perhaps even more

It seems strange that a single word
Has the power to ruin a day
Bring up past pains
 
Make you shrink away
 
The world is full of mean words
Yet, I've seen kindness, too

A simple gesture

Seemingly so small

Bestowed on the downtrodden

Inspires hope after all


So

Will you believe the slimy syllables
As they slip from sullen lips

Or embrace the warmth of others
Whose love mean words cannot eclipse


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