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December 22, 2013
On average, we speak about
20,000 words per day.
One of them can change the
rest of your life.
It can react like a
stricken match that
warms your finger tips,
your hands cupped around
the tiny flame.
Or it can remain a
what-if spark,
turned to ash by the
wind leaking through
the cracks in your window.
A couple of consonants and a
handful of vowels
could be the difference
between a spark and a wild fire.
20,000 words I spoke today,
and none of them
were the ones
I wanted to say
to you.
© Brandon T., Manila, UT
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