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Question: Are you a slave to the words!? or, Are they your prisoners!?
My mind is wrangling
Writhing and tangling
Blending and crushing
As words come rushing
Foolishly reaching out
Catching them like a trout
Flopping round in my net
Or worse even yet …
Foolishly catch the words
Flying around like birds
Caught in my small confines
Daylight too brightly shines
Causing my head to ache
As feebly, it I shake
A long deep breath I take
Seeing the mess I make
I simply say……………!.
Please take the words away
Give me some space today
Space in my crowded head
Put all these words to bed
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Words are invocations, they invoke spirits, fate and good fortune, Gods and good luck!. I avoid using words associated with negativity, of late it has become almost as a phobia, I try to override it, and with a degree of success!. As when I was a little girl, walking along the pavement focussed upon the ground avoiding stepping on the cracks because it was considered bad lack!. Neurosis is born of this!. I am not neurotic but yes there are deliciously beautiful words, harsh violent words, tender gentle words, and mundane insomnia curing words !.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Interesting thought!
No, I don't ask for them to be put to bed,
I ask for them to find relief in a perfect home upon a page!
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You have most likely described the majority of us here! Very cleverly done!Www@QuestionHome@Com
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