Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Words

Words
by Stella Villalba


I believe in the power of words

in the power of their touch

their transcendental message

and the question marks it leaves behind.



I believe in the solitude of words

when they hang and linger in our minds

maybe longer than they should

filling the space with doubts


I believe in the magic of words

when said it at the right time

at the right place

to the right one...


I believe in the power of the writer

who hesitates if she has something

worth telling at all...only to realize that

this world has a need for words...

not just any words

but

her

words.


Dedicated to my friend MZ who long ago discovered the magic of words, but recently realized the power of becoming a public writer. May all of us do something brave each day.