
It is a helpful tool That is used as a dangerous weapon
It is so light Yet we
fail to hold it
Instead of using it as a magic wand To tap a bit of encouragement upon ones heart Or a smile
upon ones face We use it as a sword to cut people down Leaving their hearts broken And their self-esteem low
Instead
of using it To turn ourselves into little angels Placing blessings upon ones life We use it to turn ourselves Into
fire-breathing dragons Who insists on ones life being taken
We use it to curse others Not realizing we are really
cursing ourselves We must learn to hold this dangerous weapon Before we kill others as well as ourselves
We must
learn to watch the words That we allow to roll off of it
We must allow it to be known As a piece of gold from
heaven Instead of the flames from hell.
written by Christina Bronner, Age 17
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