Messages

Walked away as the lights flicked on in my head
had too much been said, I fled
messages reread in my head
to see if they misled, fear bled into dread

Could be misread, was the message too openly worded
the thing with words on a page
is they can so easily be mistranslated
especially when the writer fears being read

What if the writer struggles to speak
can his words still make sense, be released
are they so deeply held that any deviation
derives different reactions to the questions within

In this time of social media, a message can cause conflict
just from the wrong emoji shown to the misunderstood tone
an autocorrect fail can make you sound out of line
so I walk away, sometimes, to help collect the mind

So quick and easy to say your piece, you just hit send

many ways this can be the cause of a friendships end
a heart left broken, so think before you let the words get spoken
or walk away for just a brief moment

spoken, written, nothing shows the truth like the look in the eyes
those moments where the room goes silent, except two beating hearts
the way the lips part, when close
the only words that count are those

Thanks for reading,
This piece was inspired by a few spoken word poets ive seen recently.
i wanted to play around with tone and delivery in the piece.
Hope you enjoy, peace and love.
Kyle