Words

Words can be swords
and words can be shields

They can be armor
and they can be poison

They can drip down
the edge of a blade
headed for your heart

They can caress
and they can wound
with the same wild glee

They can make you weep
from deep within your eyes
and they can make you laugh so much
that your smile will burst
even through the tips for your toes

So I've been careful with words
- carefully sneaking them
in measured little sips and bites
in fitful little stops and starts
in warm and hungry and desperate times

Except when it comes to you

When it comes to you
my words pour forth
like a torrential rain
like a flock of hungry pigeons
like a spilled carton of orange juice

I want to bathe you in them
and shower you with them

Because in turn
your words
and yours alone
have the power
to warm my frozen fingers
and clear my clouded eyes

To shift that little hard something
lodged in the center of me
and make it a little bit smaller
every time you speak to me

So lets chitter-chatter
and lets make small talk
big talk
any kind of talk
and heat each other
with golden sounds
and loud bursts of sunshine

till we can no longer speak
till we no longer feel alone

Reviews

[Jeccka]

You use such strong imagery to portray the different roles of words and it's quite compelling. It made me stop and think both of how words are used as swords, shields, armor, etc. and the face/reaction of the receiver of those words used in each way. I held my mental breath at the lines:
"When it comes to you
My words pour forth
Like a torrential rain
Like a flock of hungry pigeons
Like a spilled carton of orange juice"
Because I couldn't tell, at first, if it was a hurry to put someone down or love someone up.
"I want to bathe you in them
And shower you with them"
These lines made me think of someone so comfortable with someone else that just speaking with them is enough, to be able to talk to someone just because and find comfort in that.
I really, really admire this piece! Awesome work! :)

[Ruzica]

Thank you so much for your kind review, I'm happy you enjoyed it! :)

[ojnxomxikx]

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ruzica]

Thanks so much, I'm so glad you liked it! :)