Words: Short Version

Words do not suffice

When you

Use them

   as weapons,

Disguised as Care

While you

Hide from

   yourself

Too many words

   drown out

Voices of some

Who need to

Be Heard

And to choose --

When to be silent,

When to speak

Words do not suffice

When there are

Too few

Too late

   from those

Not heard,

Not seen

Dismissed

Too few

Too late

The actions

Needed to

Respond to

Stories told

  through eyes

    and hearts

That sometimes

Beg to,

 Fear to

Use words

Too little

Too late

When they

Need to trust

You more than

You need them to

Hear you

Too many or

Too few

Too late

Call for death

Too soon

Quiet now,

Words do not suffice

  for these

Parts that

First need

Holding

January 30, 2017