Davina Purnell • Poetry
Inconsequential little things
Made of consonants and vowels
Written, typed, or printed
On paper and screens
Made of consonants and vowels
It’s the way they’re spoken
On paper and screens
That turns them into nightmares or dreams
It’s the way they’re spoken
Making them a weapon or token
That turns them into nightmares or dreams
A holocaust started with words it seems
Making them a weapon or token
Many a human, words have broken
A holocaust started with words it seems
Words can be dangerous things
Many a human, words have broken
Careful how you string together the inconsequential
Words can be dangerous things
Making wars, walls, and jail calls
Careful how you string together the inconsequential
Ink can become a bloody torrential
Making wars, walls, and jail calls
Words are not insignificant things.
Leonardo Magazine 