Words Poem by Anita Sehgal

Words are powerful potent beings
Heavens they create and castles they make
The worlds created by words reach further than the farthest star
To worlds sublime they carry you
Deeper than the the oceans is their reach

Sharper than the sword they pierce
Flesh wounds are quick to heal
Word wounds scar for life
They wind and rewind in your head
And spring back and forth from hidden depths
Each time create a fresh serration
Shine the light of words on a despondent heart
It can heal, uplift, soar


Imagery created through words can move the worlds
To war many were taken
To entice, persuade and motivate
To create bridges between hearts
Words flow freely where angels fear to tread
The ephemeral and elusive gets trapped in its web


A window to the heart
Words move swiftly like sifting sands
Flowing rivers
Poisoned arrows
Or turbulent oceans
Capture the words floating in the ether in the gossamer fabric of your mind
Create a world with no borders


Despite all its power it is but the creation of the mind
Beyond the power of the word lies the bliss of wordlessness
How do I flow through the bliss of life without the duality of the words


Let the barrier of world dissolve into eternity
Music of the wordless flows through the words
They fall through the womb of the ether to manifest
Savour and drink from this urn of words for they hold the drops of eternal bliss

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