Words

Words mean everything

they do everything

they say everything

they hide everything

they know everything

Words mean nothing

they don’t feel

they don’t heal

they’re not a big deal

if you don’t believe them

Words make wars

divorces

friends

Words

Without words

We would hug more

kiss more

play more

help more

or

fight more

some people need words to live

their way

and some people don’t

because they live in a way that’s easy

to understand

words are not your own

they belong to whoever

you give them to

keep the ones that mean the most to you

that don’t hurt you

give the ones that you want

someone to give

to someone else

words don’t belong to you

they belong to the air

and melt inside of nothing

because nothing can hold them

they existed before you spoke them

they existed as a heartbeat

a rhythm

a pulse of life

that could have never

been

denied

whether you spoke them or not

you don’t need words

you need to remember

to love

Your

self