Strokes and Dabs
Symbols, letters, words
Tiny strokes and dabs that make-up the massive
masterpiece of Language
A powerful tool that can take your breath
away
metaphorically, as in the lips of
a child forming their first words
“mama”
“dada”
and literally.
As in Hitler’s hate-filled heart pumping blood
to a tongue that spits
words of poison
into the listening ear
“inferior race”
“subhuman”
brush strokes meant to paint a picture
of a people
colors meant to distort the image
of a people
meant to erase
and to replace them
with insects
because when the time comes
no one will object to
exterminating
bothersome bugs
These words are tools
incredible tools with power to take your
breath away
can you see that
our words are
powerful
beyond our
comprehension?
that it is impossible to wrap our minds
around the immense power
held by the tiny words
that perch on the tips of
tongues?
Are we blind to our
own paintings
of pictures of a people
Can’t we see our own
colors distorting the image
of a people
Let us open our eyes
and look closely
at the brush strokes
on our canvases
Because symbols, letters, words
are all tiny strokes and dabs
in the massive masterpiece of
Language
A powerful tool that can take your breath
away