Words
Words are nothing more
Than the wires
Which carry the currents
Of
Life
Words convey meaning
Yet
Of themselves
Have no real power
It is the Essence
That is transferred
Through words
That touch
That caress
That give meaning
To
A human existence
The words
Carry the nourishment
That enriches
That satisfies
That empowers
Man
To do good works
That benefit others
Yes
It is the words
That have been given
Life
To those in need
Of
A better way
Of living
Within
This world of Man
© 2013 M.N. Hopkins
Note: This poem was written yesterday and published for the first time on my blog today, September 5, 2013.
The word Man as I use it denotes, Mankind which includes both men and women.
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I studied Semantics some time ago. Loved a couple of their sayings:
The menu is not the meal
The map is not the territory
Yet words have caused and are causing this race to kill millions of its own species
Maggie
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