Psalm 12
Two Sides to Words
When lies intrude
displacing truths
with fabrications
a collision exists
between words
that ferment unease
and words that cross boundaries
to smooth rough places
to offer hope
When people speak with hollow words
with words of derision
with words that spew unrest
Adonai looks upon his gift
of language—mangled, distorted
by supple tongues and shorn of love
and seeks those who use words
to bless, to love
to embrace
