WINNING VOICES

WINNING VOICES

When words come too easily, beware

Unconscious thoughts may lurk there

As a tortured and angry captive bear

Pacing to and fro, so eager to be free

To breathe and reclaim their identity

The time will come, revenge is sweet

They may not be noticed at first sight

Yet something will feel not quite right

Before exploding with a dazzling light

Yet offering a very different meaning

Whilst other words are still preening

Rhyme and metre have had their day

Perhaps not considered to be wrong

Yet stand out as they sing their song

Distinctive like the beating of a gong

To gain reader attention, they’ll win

Despite every effort to reign them in

They are a language’s secret weapon