Words as Weapons

Let's not hold back when we want to be an a*s

Let's not hide behind our hypocritical mask

 

How infantile are we, when we paint another's picture

An artist using a God-given talent to manipulate ones stature

 

Words are influential, and are used for your mass destruction

Words penned on paper resulting in reader's negative assumption

 

Defending myself puts me at your ever descending level

For as you paint your picture, I slowly become the devil

 

Here I sit and wonder as I let your last punch taunt my inner being

Keep packing your punch as scars inside will be forever accumulating

 

Reviews

[Michael X]

Wow, this is passionate and very smooth, the transitions are perfect,
the expressive meaning is insightful and really draws the reader to ponder.
the insightful nature leaves the heart with a feeling of added knowledge,
in way of searching one's own understanding of the power of words,
Awsome poem, I senicerely enjoyed the scope of depth and truth. Great job.

[bluessadmood]

words over the years through the mouth of those who told history ,through writers ,poets ,their words have shaped the world and told about it as they liked ,words can kill, melt any heart ,soften the cruelest of humans ,it can set the grounds for wars letting blood flow like water,its a most deadly weapon as i see it,they say its here where writers can affect and reshape the world events ,but i do not see it like that ,i could see writers are the instigators of war,yes its a funny world where those who are supposed to stand up and tell of what is right ,its them who tells whats wrong ,so sad ,this world has gone shameless,i do not think,there is any hope,but any way lets just hope,great write ,and what better subject than the strength of words to write about

[DeAn]

a very intriguing write and I agree with the others. very passionate and forthright. you have expressed your distaste for another thru it very well and have risen above their level by miles in your presentation of it here. great job!

-DeAn

[Murphy]

Well expressed. Words are a very powerful weapon with lingering aftereffects and mental affliction. We would all do well to remember that there are two sides to every story and some stories are just not fit for human consumption and should simply be put to rest... a good reminder here. Nice work, thanks for sharing.

[Emotional Orphan]

Hi Jenn-
Welcome home- we missed you for a few days.
The work is as eloquent and tight as ever, and the feeling strong. A reminder of how it feels to be both behind and in front of the "hypocritical mask". Your talent for telling both sides of the story from what is seemingly one side of the fence is amazing to me.

"How infantile are we, when we paint another's picture
An artist using a God-given talent to manipulate ones stature

Words are influential, and are used for your mass destruction
Words penned on paper resulting in reader's negative assumption"

Those that choose to do this are like the talented photographer who sells his soul to make bux as the paparazzi. Relinquishing the art and healing that can come from the practice of the art, not only for self but for the others who share in it is a tragic loss for all. All at the expense of those who participate, or are its victims. Thanks for the reminder, and I hope that this beautiful work of art, authored by pain has its lesson and benefit for you and everyone else lucky enough to read it, as it has for me.

[Dionysus Cain]

nice words, nice presentation of the words that make the sentences, that make the phrases... i like the moving flow of this, you get your piont across ever so swift, yet, soft., a concrete poem this is..

[The Tao of Bri]

Wow! so sorry that you have been inspired to write such a piece with such vehemence. It is sad indeed that people share their chaos instead of their peace.

"Words are influential, and are used for your mass destruction

Words penned on paper resulting in reader's negative assumption"

I love these lines best.. how people always assume stuff from their own perspective without talking and asking for clarity and working through misunderstanding...sad that~ I mean when I work with kids a whole blow out is side stepped that could have been hours or days just from a simple 5 minute discussion..If kids can learn adults can! Words do hurt to be sure, so they do... which is why open honesty with tact and discretion are the bridges to peace and tantrums and ignorance will alway snuff out the light!

[larryb]

Well done ..good to see you back in business :)

[A.r. Bazian]

ur in no way a devil... the pain i'm feeling and the veil thats keeping my hands tight and my tongue in fright, thus i can bother with my words enough... the numbness is keeping me from opening up at the moment... but poetically its great!
the rest... u know what i'd say!
i miss you so much!

[Kena Dawn Augustine]

Awesome!! you always have a way of rhyming poems so well, and you let them flow...you are the master of that. This is an angry poem, and it's good to vent!!!! thanks for sharing this...i enjoyed it from beg to end.

kena