All my clever words
are running out on me
there they go
like grains of sand
out to the sea or
in an hourglass
to the globe below
I watch them fall away
those clever words
those clever biting words
we say
when we want to score off somebody
to show we’re smart
to show we’re stronger than they
when we exalt ourselves
and glory in the pain of someone else
how could we come to this?
I heave a sigh
I wave good-bye and say
fare well
my fond farewell
to all those words
those clever words
I never want to say
the ones that cut
the ones that leave a painful scar
we can’t forget
no matter how much we forgive
they ran away
they let me go
I say hurray
to all those words
those clever biting words.
That’s beautiful Rick, I must say that could have been written for me by me, it sums up how I feel about saying things – like leaving a painful scar with words that have been said, we can’t ever forget them although try to forgive them and it’s hard. I once read a saying that said ” I can forgive what people say to me, I can forgive what people do to me – but I will never forget how people make me feel” and your words brought all that back to me, very thoughtful and well written, I enjoyed that especially.
Hi Janet, sorry to be so long in responding to this comment. I must admit that in our several exchanges on the seventh I failed to notice this one. I am glad to hear how “Clever Words” brought back certain thoughts and emotions. It is strange how if I attempted to write a column or editorial on the subject I believe I would run the risk of sounding self-righteous or puffed-up with a false sense of wisdom, but God in his kindness has gifted me with at least a small ability to express these thoughts and sentiments in a poetic form, in which I am able to avoid those pitfalls. Thank you again.