POETRY

Choose Words Wisely

The tongue can sting

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they say
hindsight is 20/20

I say
our actions
have consequences

I know that
my words
have meaning
& they too
have consequences

just because
I say “sorry”
doesn’t mean
I truly am

if my actions
do not change
then my words
were truly empty

when I was younger
I didn’t understand
any of this

I thought
I could
say what I pleased
do as I desired
speak my mind
without consideration

how simple
is life
when we’re
so naive

decades later
I’ve learned
to think before
speaking

decades later
I still sometimes
need reminding
that words always
have meaning

watch
your
tongue