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Words Are Wind

by Aaron Blair

Yes, I know that words are wind,
but you need to remember where I'm from.
I've got tornadoes in my blood,
and the walls that surround you are thin.
Even the cellar won't save you.
There's no logic in burying yourself
in the ground to keep the sky out.
The taste in your mouth is the dirt
from your grave and the ashes of your faith.
Have you ever stood against the gale,
let it take your skin but leave you standing?
You don't understand the nature of weakness.
You have no idea what it takes to make a person hard.

04/15/2012

Author's Note: "Words are wind" is an oft-repeated phrase from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. It's supposed to mean that words can be meaningless and that you can't depend on what people say, because people often say things they don't mean. I don't necessarily agree. I think words are weapons. Wind is powerful. I live in Tornado Alley. I don't make light of the wind.

Posted on 04/15/2012
Copyright © 2024 Aaron Blair

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by George Hoerner on 04/15/12 at 12:12 PM

Tornadoes are like war. You can see all the pictures there are but you have no idea until you've been there. Nice write lady.

Posted by Clara Mae Gregory on 04/15/12 at 07:51 PM

Fine poem of which I can so relate to, either from emphathy or from actual experience...I love the analogies... I,too, have lived in that ally in my past....I enjoyed reading!Thanks

Posted by Kris Mara on 04/15/12 at 11:31 PM

Amazing, strong piece...says so much so well with great realness and imagery. Glad I got to stop in and read it...

Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 04/16/12 at 05:19 PM

This poem doesn't make light of anything. It's tremendous work.

Posted by Bertram Sparagmos on 09/21/12 at 04:54 PM

It all depends on what the wind is blowing.

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