August 25, 2015

A WORD

On a page, in a dictionary,

a word is sometimes so so ..., 
so sometimes, I just don’t know
about words. A word is usually 
just a word - usually in black 
letters on a white page. But

when spoken - with gesture

and sound - the way a word
is said - makes all the differences.

It can be written in blueberry jam

or razor or barbed wire or a word
can be like a knife that can cut 
a ripe peach just right - or it can 
stab a heart that is hurting. 
So God our Father, is that why
You spoke Jesus  into flesh, so he 
can be in our mouth when we meet 
and greet or non-greet each other?

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2015

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