Gift or a Curse

Words heard that meant so much 

Words felt that meant the most to you 

Words expressed to others in love 

Words used with compassion to help 

If only these were the only types of words 

Words used as tools to help heal wounds 

Unfortunately my relationship with words 

Hasn’t always been a caring one 

I know the importance of words powers 

Words of weapons used against myself 

Words of violence hurting my feelings 

Words of others shaping my insecurities 

Words of the jealous breaking me down 

Words from birth to a graduated man 

Creating a monster inside my head 

Words learned and used in the same way 

Causing my adult relationships pain 

Words I cannot take back nor return 

Words I cannot speak of but wish I could 

Words describing who I want to become 

Versus the words that currently reflect me 

Words read to learn about desired change 

Words wrote to help grow through poetry 

Words are the answers to our problems 

Words are our demise if used wrongly 

Words are what we make them to be 

So don’t blame words when we are to blame 

So use them wisely with good intentions 

That’s when words can benefit us the most 

To provide support, to heal and help 

To build others up when they are feeling down 

To relate and conquer others loneliness 

To share and prove this world has hope 

Words our everlasting remedy afforded to all 

Words a gift we all have been given 

Words a true blessing we all can create 

Words might be the difference you can make