Voice Bubble

Sometimes I feel 

That if I look hard enough

I can make piñatas out of your words

So every thing you say can

Come filled with sweets and gifts

And excitement when your emotions break open

The downside to this way of thinking

Is the occasional bee hive

Mistaken for a piñata 

The words can sting and scare

And leave me feeling a swollen pain

For days and days after

I guess thats the risk you run

When you gamble so much weight on someone else's words

You can try and give a deeper meaning to what someone is trying to tell you

Or

You can listen to what they are actually saying.

They aren't piñatas. They aren’t bee hives.

They are words. They are emotions and thoughts. Spoken to you. For you.

Just listen. For your sake, and the person speaking.

Please. Listen.