Arsenal

Words
Are weapons.
Polish them,
Clean them.
Unsheathe them.

Words 
Are high-caliber
Bullets
That take down enemies and friends 
Simultaneously.

Words
Are shards 
Of broken glass 
That pierce you
Indelibly.

Words 
Are bricks
That weigh you down 
And build you up
Alternatively.

Words
Are bayonets
That stab your heart 
With pain and
Beauty.

Words
Are potent
Grenades
That still the waters of your mind
Miraculously.

Words
Are powerful
Two-edged swords
That inflate the ego
Mysteriously.