Lips

Words are so beautiful.

So powerful.

A simple string of letters;

a certain arrangement of syllables and consonants and vowels,

that have the ability to move you.

A simple word can begin a friendship

or tear apart a family.

And as we go on each day

we speak only some of these beautiful words

while others sit in our minds

dancing on our tongue

behind our lips,

just desperately trying to escape.

Words are powerful

and beautiful

and meaningful

and life is nothing without them.

So why are we taught to hold our tongue

when some of us are dying to speak up?

And if one voice could be heard,

then that voice could be saved.

But instead we silence them

and teach them to be silent.

For the […]