Words

I would rather be punched :D

Why leave a mark

On someone’s heart

With daggers they cannot remove?

Why leave a scar

On someone’s heart

That no cream can repair?

Why spark a fire

In someone’s mind

That no substance can put out?

Why raise a demon

In someone’s mind

That ear plugs can’t even mute?

Why spew these words

To someone’s face

That cannot be erased?

Why type these letters

To someone’s screen

That ‘delete’ cannot remove?

Why speak what shouldn’t be spoken?

Why shatter for the sake of breaking?

Why wound the being before you?

Why word a phrase of pain?

Why use the gift of speaking,

In a lack of self control,

To batter the already battered soul?

Author's Note

Please feel free to be as constructively honest as you wish. Any suggestions or corrections are much appreciated. Do not rate or review based on opinion or subject of this piece. If you would like the favor returned please send me a read request or a message with the piece you wish for me to review! Happy writing :D

Reviews

[realmwriter]

I am not even two stanzas in and I love this already. Oh my damn. Back to it. WOW! So incredibly powerful indeed. I would give a standing ovation if not for the fact that I would be the only one clapping in the library. This is like wandering through the dictionary of pain, looking for answers to questions you never even knew you had. But when you see the questions put to page and read the burning in them you go and you look, but you cannot find, because in truth, the answers are not there. None know why the evils done have been done. Perhaps not even Beelzebub himself.

[Briana O'Connor]

Well thank you so much for such a wonderful review! Words are in deed a mystery, especially they way they are used as weapons

[realmwriter]

You are most welcome. I still stand in Awe.

[kublakhan27]

So many questions that I personally struggle to find the answers for...and yet, that's one of the reasons we write...I actually wanted to write something like this sometime but you've done an awesome job of laying it all out here...each successive question gets a little deeper...great work, I related to this one very much.

[Briana O'Connor]

thank you :D glad you enjoyed it

[kublakhan27]

Always a pleasure my friend :)

[Mark]

"Why" indeed! Along with "If", "Why" is the biggest word in any language. Some times we learn the answers, sometimes not. And when not, the next hardest thing is to accept what is, and move on. Thanks for sharing.

Mark

[Briana O'Connor]

thank you for reading :D

[Frieda P]

Love the rhyme scheme...lots of good queries here, let me know when you come upon the answers! :)

[Briana O'Connor]

lol I'm sure I will discover it in death, but I'm not sure I will be able to deliver the message

[MomzillaNC]

Very well done. The way you broke the stanza form for those four questions really hammers your points home, and sets the denouement apart for maximum impact.

"Why [raise] a demon"

[Briana O'Connor]

thank you for the edit! I fixed it :D

[MomzillaNC]

You're welcome. Glad to help.

[Arrinae]

Excellently written, as I've come to expect from you. Good job! Malister pretty much covered what I was going to say

[Briana O'Connor]

thank you :D

[Malister Mikey]

Many have very different motives that drive them to say cruel and mean things, I have said many things to people I regret, and apologized some of those times. I have also been on the receiving end on this as well. I liked this poem, because sometimes that question "why" doesn't have an answer, I love anti bullying poems and writings, because I know how it affects people. This is an amazing write great job.

[Briana O'Connor]

thank you very much

[Malister Mikey]

your welcome

[Jon Roggie]

Why, indeed? I could go into a long list of simply antagonistic actions, but I have to go back to a hopeful belief.
You don't have to.

Nice write.

[Briana O'Connor]

thank you very much. This is one of those days where anger has been my inspiration. positive briana will be back in the morning. Time to sleep this day off!

[Jon Roggie]

Write it out first. Sleep will be more pleasant.

[Briana O'Connor]

yay sleep :D Briana is back!