A simple word

A simple word when said
or thought can like rain,
create torrents of words
as in poetry

A word can be as gentle
as a spring breeze that
will refresh, when it is said
filled with love.

A word can devastate and
destroy, when it is fired like
a bullet from a gun.

or  a word said maliciously
can create an avalanche of
words that send forth fire
that can consume,

A word when said does not
end as in death, but rather
takes on a life of its own,

Once a word is released it
will not return without
completing its mission,

the measurement of a word
is like math, it can be added,
subtracted, multiplied, and
divided,

its final sum can affect a
person, a couple, a group,
and a nation,

words are a tool that can
construct and harness
incredible power that is
beyond physical strength,

the pen is most mightier
then the sword, it has a
lasting affect on the psychic
that years of therapy can not
repair,

On a word nations go to war,
on a word alliances are forged,
on a word love is born,
upon a word a life is taken,
upon a word heavenly bliss is
found,

I have lived my life for the love of
words, and I will continue to do
so, because I have come to
realize that no matter how many
words I know I will never know
enough.

Of a simple word!!