The Power of Speech

The ability to speak can sway masses.
The power of language to formulate ideas,
tell stories, plead for mercy or offer words of love
is found in every culture here on earth.

Animals can be calmed by the sound of a human voice
linked to music it can lull babies to sleep.
More than gutturals utterances
speech is made of words

with specific meanings, funny or absurd,
whose purpose is to communicate
and cross the bridge between two beings
whether whispered or shouted out loud

causing and action to happen
or a heart to melt.