HEALING INK (PT II)/WORDS

HEALING INK (PT II)/WORDS

Can words change a thing?
Make the world a bit better…
Can words warm me up,

More than could a sweater?

Though sometimes hollow,

Can words cause change?
Though sometimes evasive,

Can words hold enough weight?

Words are all I have…
And is that really enough?

I should be able to do more,

Though it seems all that tough.

Words, words, words…
I can pour them across pages.

Words, words, words…

But do I even make a difference?

This weight on my soul,

Can words heal this breaking world?
My words are immature,

Can they harness any power?

This weight on my mind,

These words spiraling around.
These weights on my heart,

Words tying me down.

I can pen a good story;

Words paralyzing good action.

Can I change the world?
Are words the right direction?

Can words cover scars?
Can ink heal the masses?
Am I delusional to think:

Action stays while word passes?

                                   ~M.Babu~

Author's Note

Hardly my best work…but I feel like my writing sometimes is counterproductive to the thing that really matters: action. I’ve realized that my words are still words at the end of the day…Why do YOU write? What does writing mean to YOU? (If you’re reviewing please could you leave the reason why you write)…Thanks for reading these rants of mine people. Appreciate it.

Reviews

[Tasha]

I have to disagree with you on that one Michael, this is surely one of your best writes ever. This was soo good. I write because its my way to get away from the world and daily struggles of everyday life. Its my time to myself, my own world because most of my friends don't even know I write. But I mainly write to have a voice, a say in the matter of the things I represent and the things I go against. Like some people turn to drinking and stuff like that I turn to writing because its a healthy way for me to express myself along with dancing and stuff of that nature. I loved your rant it clearly expresses why people feel the need to write. Thank you.
♥ Ta'Shandra

[jay-lyse]

I think maybe all writers have that thought once or twice, are words just words or do they truly have any significant meaning. But when you read something from a person you never meant and their words feel like yours and the emotion in each stanza pulls you in I think in that moment is when you realize that words mean so much. They heal, they can hurt, they may be forgiving but their never just empty words. And I write because writing takes me beyond where ever I am, it makes me feel free like finally I can fully breathe.

[Nastia]

i tink quite a few people tink dat, dat words wunt change a tin bt the beauty of ur writin mwach, that is a unique beauty that, even if just for a moment, takes the mind of the reader away from the real word so dont tink ur words are just words. n i write because it is the one tin dat gives me pleasure and the one way i can speak what i think and what is somewhere in me

[Sleeping Maiden]

WOW. This was such an amazing read! Really well written and very deep. =D I loved it. So straight forward. I write because it's my way of getting away from reality. My way of coping, expressing my emotions, getting things out that I can't seem to say in person. It's my way of expressing myself. =D And writing is a way of people getting to know me. I write my thoughts, my sadness, my pain/depression, my anger...my experiences/memories.... Writing also helps me run away since in real life, I can't literally do that. And it's also my voice. To speak out through the use of words!

[Murtuza]

The last line sealed it perfectly for me. Words do have that power to sink you in and make you believe anything is possible.
You've displayed the doubt of the persona very well on whether his words have any strength or not. But your words have loads! Another wonderful poem to read from you. Great job!! :)

[emmajoy]

You've expressed YOU in the above, shown how you are, what you'd like to be in the process of using words. I suppose I'm the same, what's inside me, what makes me are my thoughts and feelings; most of the time they're hidden because that's how I like it but, when I write, the door opens a little, people are invited in ..

[J.e.s.s.i.c.a]

I love this, I really do think it is one of your bests. It definitely made me stop and think, and your choice of expression was perfect. I write for soo many reasons. I write because I want to be heard. I want to capture how im feeling and display it so that people can see it, and perhaps relate. It's my way of breaking out of my shell and showing people how i really think, how I wish i would have acted when I just turned away. Writing isn't just about telling a story, it's about deciding what comes next; you have control. Again, this is great. =)

[lifesmith]

Words can and have healed, changed the world and make a difference. The first step to doing is saying.
I write because I can and I want to. I'm rather shy so I write to express what I can't say out loud. I write because it's the only way I can run away. But most importantly, when I take off the mask that society forces me to wear and drop the persona that the community forces upon me, all that's left is my writing

[Carrion.]

this is a really good write. It states a point. your "rants" are powerful. I enjoy reading them,
the reason why I write is so I can express my feelings, every since I was able to read I've always been good with words. Another reason why i write is so I can make my own little world to live in. childish much, but it seems to keep me happy.(:

[Maureen Mwaniki]

To say that words are just words...inaacurate!
Isnt a kind word a good deed?dont actions speak?arent they just a kind of words?
Dont words compel us to do?
I write because i can...because write(words) is that (action) which i can do

[Alvin L. Kathembe]

:)
I write because...
I write because I must.

words can move hearts, change minds, touch lives, save souls - Words can create, words can destroy, words can heal...

and you're pretty damn good with them!! ;)