In youth, we were warned to fearthe fracturing wrath of sticks and stones,rhymes turned gospel, yet failing to seethe danger, the deeper peril our tongues can bear. Not merely the whip-lash sting of sharp speechthat cuts like thorns, leaving valleysgouged shallow in gossamer skin,but the true might of words, when artfully wrought,to rally unseen crowds … Continue reading The Capacity of Words