Soft and smooth
As a balm it soothes
Turning inside out
Cutting like a double-edged sword
Like a chick it falls
Bald and four syllables long
It sprouts the wings of a lore
Slipping from tongue to tongue
Meanings change
Intentions mistaken
A film of confusion
Covers the words spoken
Read the lines
And between them too
Find meanings
Even when not meant so
Sometimes rock solid
Like hammer on nail
Or hard to grasp
Slippery like the eel
Words, elusive words
With your many faces
Your many whims and fancies
Cause many to suffer.
