Kind words are free; offered by the speaker
They edify, they comfort, they beget smiles
But words unkind cut deeper than a dagger
They hurt and destroy even across the miles
Thus, with your words be careful, vigilant ever
That what you say turns not into venom in vials
For words once spoken; retrieve them, never!
Alas! Even after a thousand denials!
© F Aparici 09/11/2017