we

as writers

do not apologize

for the words

we bleed

onto our pages

for inking the truth

that dare not

leave our lips

it is not because

we are polite

weak

quiet

it is ammunition

to destroy you later

for the pen

is indeed

mightier

than the sword

words are forever

words are history

they are sacred

they stay with us

longer

than anything

materialistic

it has carried

civilizations

on its mere back

so no

we need not

flesh to bite

we bite paper

 

+ and with this notion, we are free