Words are daggers.
Words are plasters.
Bruises.
Stitches.
Scars.
Words are the past, present and future.
They are the seems of our lives.
Words make wars.
They can create and resolve.
They can also destroy and complicate.
Words are things to be used with caution.
Words are life.
The answer to your question.
No. Words are not just words.