Reaching for the right words
On the tip of your tongue
To make yourself heard
To right the world’s wrongs
No such words should exist
Yet you still wish for them to
Hoping for some miracle
To bring them to you
Many others have tried
To find these searing words of fire
But they draw back like the tide
These flowing words of water
These words have floated across leagues
Spoken softly through the air
Yet stayed immovable in their power
Stable, solid like the earth
No other words in the world
Shatter shadows and fade light
Warm the body, heart, mind and soul
Before leaving them numb and contrite
Reaching for the right words
To save the dying earth
Or destroy it with a mutter
These words have worth
Make the right choice.