Words
We say there are only seven deadly sins.
We are wrong.
There is an eighth sin.
A silent one.
One we don’t recognize.
They start with friendly conversation.
They end with a river of tears.
It starts with “Hello”
And it ends with “Why?”
Why me?
Why now?
What did I do?
Words are the eighth deadly sin.
They kill.
They criticize.
They are a weapon.
Words.
Words.
Words.
Words killed my best friend.
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