WORDS HAVE POWER

Did you know that words have power
Every word you speak changes your life
Words you say again and again
Have the power to keep you the same

Words you say in anger and strife
Have the power to destroy life
Words you say with love and care
Have the power to make you more aware

Most people have forgotten the power of words
They throw them away like so much dust
But it matters little whether they know it or not
Words do what words do and make or break trust

People say things like I love you with hardly a thought
Then three years later they complain about what their words bought
People lie with consummate ease
And then when trust is all gone
They are reduced to words like please

Have you considered what effect repeatedly saying
Over and over again, I can’t do it, has on your world?
Have you tried standing up strong and saying I will try,
I will try, I will do my very best?
Even IF you’re shaking in your boots
as life puts you to the test?

Speak truly
Speak with care
For words have power

A Bard of the Setting Sun