Seeds

Every word plants something

One word

One powerful word, followed by another -

can change a life,
a love,
a trajectory.

Love.
Kind.
Cruel.
Guilt.

Add one more.

Love you.
Love him.
Be kind.
So cruel.
You are guilty.

A thought springs.
An act follows.
A pattern forms.

Neural pathways fire.
Filters colour.
Meaning bends.

What is spoken becomes believed.
What is believed becomes lived.

The tongue is small.
The consequences are not.

Every word is a seed.
Some grow forests.
Some forests rage with wildfire.
Others flourish with precious life.

Speak carefully.
You are planting something.

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