The word

The word holds power beyond measure It can heal and it can wound It's up to you to choose how it's used The word has the might to bring joy But also to cause pain It's in your hands to decide its effect As sweet as honey, as sharp as lemon The word's impact depends on how it's spoken It holds the key to our connection The word gives life and takes it We entrust our lives to its utterance It lives on, intertwined with our existence It can fix a second, a minute, an hour, a day Its sweetness can mend a life astray We argue with words each passing day We reconcile with words, finding a way We part ways with words when all is said and done The bad words linger in memory Just as vivid as the good Both stemming from our tongue's vicinity