I See The World In Words

I'm a poet, you see Or perhaps you don't (Everyone hates poetry I'm told) Nonetheless I see the world in words: The tree is statuesque The soil is nourishing The air is essential The water is purifying The fire is cleansing You are inquisitive My friend there is enigmatic And me? I am nothing But a sigh that dissolves In a split second of unsubstantial Thought I believe in the best words The positive words The words that speak truth And make all the best of life Possible: Kindness, forgiveness, understanding Sympathy, compassion, empathy Trust Faithfulness, honesty, integrity Honor Generosity, sacrifice, friendship and Respect And if there is one word that Encompasses all of these words And brings them all together That one word is love Love is the biggest word I know For what it contains can not be Contained Others try to mock it to diminish Its power As they wield their hammers of Destruction and despair But love always triumphs Stands true against the onslaught The noblest of any endeavor that Has ever been conceived So if a word can bring you any Comfort If a word can heal the pain in The bleakest of times that seem so Unrelenting Wrap your mind around love And you may find what every human Has embraced and ignored and hated And cherished, despised and welcomed Under the same waning moon The same turbulent sky The same exuberant, life-affirming Dance The joining of hands That makes us all One. ~ Laurence Overmire