The Written Word -
the black on white,
the contrast sans colour,
gives us so much more
than pixels on a screen
or a picture on paper.
It cements, it separates,
the ties that bind;
it
documents , it explains
the beasts of humankind;
it provokes, it inspires
the hate notes, the love lines;
it creates, it fosters
the
fears, the mines.
All the while
with the written word inside,
a thought, a feeling;
and for a while, outside
a tear, a frown, a smile!
For after all,
with the written word, we have
a family tree,
a chance to be free;
an
Atom bomb,
and a shot
at the honey comb;
If not for the written word
We’d have no history!
and a question would remain
who are we?
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