unfortunate word play

People often forget how powerful words can be...
how much they make you either miss or see...

they can make someone smile,
they can make someone cry...
all depends on the words you choose to use...
like "yes" or "no", like "hello" or "goodbye"...

even the simplest things can be made complex...
just by how you say words, in this and that context...

it also matters how you mean it and what your intentions are...
know that once you let it out, it can and will leave a scar...

you are the words you use,
you are the life you choose...
using anything in the wrong way...
somehow there is a price to pay...

when you use words to hurt a heart...
some things are lost, a limb...a part...
there's no taking it back, when all is said and done...
even if you excuse it as just having "fun"...

words are gifts that when used right...
can even save a life, can even win a fight...
words work best when used wisely...carefully...
but some just refuse to do so...sadly...

words can give hope, or take it away all together...
words can wound you so deep, or make you feel better...

words help you say what you wish to express...
whether you want more, whether you want less...
they give life to something when you say it over and over...
you start to believe it, like wishing on a four leaf clover...

words can heal, but can also make you bleed...
there are no rules, no law, no justice, no creed...
the power to fuel good or bad, fame and greed...
words grow and spread with just one small seed...

do you stop and think to say something nice...
or you bother people with your whats, your hows and whys?
would you rather say a schemingly controversial clause...
or keep your lips sealed, avoiding thin lines you don't dare cross?

however which way you choose,
whatever which words you use...
they all say so much about you and how you see yourself...
are you a quiet hermit, a roaring giant or a miserable elf ?

be careful what you say...
walk on eggshells if you may...
otherwise, take it all in and stay...
and be ready for some unfortunate word play.