Stain of words

Words... 
my best friends
Spring blooms 
blossoming 
in love's sunshine
Bursting with emotion 
saturated with feelings 
they burst through the heart 
cavort in the blood
tremble on my lips

Words...
my worst enemies
Clinging to my lips 
they don't seek 
to soar on the wind 
glide on the breeze 
scatter their perfume 
Spurning the freedom 
to reach your heart 
they choose to wither 
and die unspoken

Words...
I slash my veins 
to release them
spilling their guts 
on the page 
The stain they leave 
speaks to me 
If you ever read them 
I wonder if you will hear
what they don't say

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