Words

The love of my life is language. In order to express that, I wrote this poem about the power of language.

Words hurt
Words heal
Words oppress
Words excite

Words put ideas into action
Words extinguish imagination
Words bring nations together
Words end someone’s life

Words evoke emotion
Words suppress emotion
Words describe emotion
Words are emotion

Words cause panic
Words help calm
Words cause wars
Words help make peace

Words make you sleepy
Words wake you up
Words make dreams
Words give insomnia

But what is worse than words?

The worst thing is not:
The atomic bomb
The holocaust
ISIS
Donald Trump

What is greater than words?

The greatest is not:
Apple
Microsoft
Facebook
Tumblr

The worst and greatest thing on earth is
Words