Word Picture Contest Book

🏆 Civil Works

Civil Works
Winner for Aug 18 round

Words.
We forget
words are more
than meaningful sounds.
They are shaded
by hues of emotion;
each holds a secret that is
translated by the heart
and known only to those who hear them.

With a Midas touch,
they yield gold or destruction.
Like the gift of Dionysus, words are
both blessing and curse;
the results lie in how we wield them.

It's too much to expect
that we'll always agree
but is it too much to
contemplate civility
taking root in our
words?

An entry for the "Firey Words" round of "Word Pictures Contest" 
Prompt: Image
Form: Free Verse
Line Limit:  None
Line Count: 20