Words... Poem by Jim Yerman

The words we choose are powerful…
think of the different worlds we create
when the words that flow from our lips
are words of love and kindness…
as opposed to words of hate.

Words of love and kindness have the power to build happiness,
to make us smile…
to bring another joy…
words of hate but one power…
the power to destroy.

We have a plethora of words of love and kindness at our disposal…
whatever kind of love we want to create…
ah…but therein lies the rub…
as the same holds true for hate.

When we use words of love and kindness…
when we see that smile on another face swell…
we can't help but feel in our hearts
a little love and happiness as well.

When we use words of hate…
when hurtful obscenities we yell…
as we destroy another person…
we destroy ourselves as well.

It all comes down to the kind of echoes we want to leave behind…
the type of world we are trying to create…
Do we want to be cherished for our words of love and kindness…
or remembered for our words of hate?