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They're Just Words...

May 26, 2011
By kupcake011 BRONZE, Wyoming, Michigan
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Words can make all the difference.
Laced with venom, dripping with sarcasm, drunk with affection.
Overused. Understated.
We often stay silent, too afraid to commit verbal suicide.The plunge- that if we take, no return. Often pondering, over thinking. Risk it all or lose everything? Too expensive words have become. Easy as breathing, safe within our thoughts. Glass warfare; beauty becomes disfigured. Murdering one another with simple syllables. The scars are permanent reminders. The worst someone can say is no, right?

© Angela C., Haleiwa, HI

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Words can hurt and burn just as much as anything physical,but it's the emotion and power we put into those words that tear us apart.
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Determinded97 GOLD said...
on Jun. 27 2011 at 8:29 pm
Determinded97 GOLD, New York, New York
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This is amazing.... it literally took my breath away.