Spoken Word, Unspoken

For some positive thought promotion

To take the spot of these negative notions

That seem to be spoken in the form of complaints

And cruel jokin.

"I wish" and "Why can't I have" are often spoken

Unacceptance of the token that is myself

Created to get wealth, promote health, and love self

Cause without no love of self there can be no love of others

So if there's no meaning behind my words I'm chokin

On too many spoken words, unspoken.

Need to stop letting people provoke and

Learn to control my own remote

Because I don't like what I see when I press rewind

And play back my foolish behind

At times asinine and out of line

Often because I didn't take the time

To think.

Some things are better left unsaid

Don't speak life to what's dead

Or else something that once tormented you

May be resurrected

Then you can't get a peaceful nights rest

And your soul feels neglected

Cause things got so hectic

So you've just accepted

Your situation.

Forgetting that if you got down on your knees

And prayed, God could change the station

Start replacing what's wrong with what's right

But since the words were never spoken

You're sinking quicker than a worm in quicksand

Tryna think of a quick plan

Like you can just stand

Even though you ain't even got no backbone

Too many hours have flown by

With you wiping tears from your eyes

And stifling your cries

Because you didn't want them to know why

Couldn't bear to verbalize the thing that's got you hurtin

So your heart continues to bleed

This spoken word, unspoken.

But if you would just listen to the signs

Since looks can be deceiving

Maybe you can hear when another too is grieving

And although it's not always easy

You need to be cleaving to the part of you that's broken

If you ignore it you're not really copin

And what becomes of the pieces of you, a precious token

They settle at the bottom, remaining spoken words, unspoken.