"SOMETIMES, WORDS ARE JUST WORDS..." in "RESTLESS: POETICALLY-SPEAKING"

Say what you like,
do what you will
Let your words be the strike,
if you’re in for the kill

Say what you mean,
mean what you say
You think your conscience is clean,
but it doesn’t matter anyway

Sometimes words hurt
Sometimes they’re just words
Perhaps I’m just growing numb,
too worried about caving in

Everyone’s got their opinions
too eager to win the argument
while others are left in silence
trying to find a solution

The air feels heavy like lead
like a starving beast overfed
Still, it’s hungry for more
sucking out our energy to the core

Where do we go from here?
It’s the same old familiar fear
Will there be another hurricane
blowing this house of cards
like a scatterbrain?

Sometimes you just need to convince yourself
even when you’re alone: “Words are words…”
-over and over-
“…words are words…“

R.