That Hurts

Real intention comes from understanding.

To begin to write something that hurts,

you first must make a choice,

do you wish to give flight to harm,

or does your wish give harm in flight?

A type of pain that runs from fear,

or in courage that would stand fast,

choose your words to infect the ear,

when they arrive they're sure to last.

So weigh the cause and the effect,

that your message seeks to find,

and as you write the blood will flow,

just like in the hearer's mind.

Will you mark your tone with truth?

That cuts between the jointed bone,

and causes pain within the soul,

to say what can't be left alone.

Or will your wounds infected now,

give poison for your venomous bite?

Disturbing every soul enraged,

that would slay the egotist's might.

Reviews

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Very well-written warning to writers to deeply consider the effect that words have, once they are unleashed into the world at large. Not an admonition I think, but a call to take some responsibility and write with compassion. Beautiful wordage, rhyme, flow and quite clinical imagery! Thought-provoking...

[Footprints al carbon]

Thank you for your review. I am constantly amazed at the unabashed harm that is hurled in much of the discourse right now. We are truly witnessing a war of words.

[Carol Cashes]

"Will you mark your tone with truth?
That cuts between the jointed bone,
and causes pain within the soul,
to say what can't be left alone."

This is genius...describes the scalpel that cuts into the cyst of the pain.

Well done.

[Footprints al carbon]

I agree, whoever first equated truth with a knife was a genius. I thought that saying something painful that can't be left alone is much different than saying something painful that should be left alone. It's tough to know the difference sometimes.
Thanks for your review!

[Damien Ridge]

Writing something that hurts give the writer power in a way. Responsibility/the intention lays in the hands of the writer to bring forth an encouraging pain or a pain to bring the spirit down. This writing puts you in that perspective. I enjoyed it for sure! Thanks!

[Footprints al carbon]

Thank you and I'm glad you enjoyed it. I believe that true intention comes from a deep understanding of effect.