"Speaking"

Have    you    ever/spoken/    words    to      no one,

or/have   you    spoken/to/everyone?

No one         will/always/listen,

while/everyone/will   only    listen/sometimes.

If/everyone   only    listens/sometimes,

while   no one   always/listens.

Is/what   you   say/to   no one,

just/as/important/to/what    you    say/to/everyone?

 

Or/are/in/fact/the   words    you/say/to    no one,

more/important/than/the    words     you/say/to/everyone?

Are/the    words    you    keep/inside, 

or/the    words    you    don't/dare/speak/till    you   are/by/yourself/in/the    dark,

more/important/than/the    words    you    share?  

 

If    your     answer/is/yes,

then/maybe, 

maybe...

Maybe    you    should,share/those/words   you    keep/from/everyone,

and/make    no one     transform/to/everyone.

 

Except/if    you    share/the    words    you    often/speak/to    no one,

maybe/everyone/will,

listen 

like     no one     does.

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