a dictionary is filled with words, thousands from A to Z, we know the exact definition of definition, the root word for humanity.
these words become our guides and we memorize them as so, they inhabit their definition and that becomes what we know.
when we are young we learn our ABC's so we can put the pieces together, we are able to form a word because we can recognize a letter.
a dictionary is filled with words, thousands from A to Z, and it can define every word, but it cannot define you or me.
we are more than words, our definitions vary and conflict, we are not stuck to a definition that Webster happened to pick.
see we define ourselves, we have personal definition, we are not singular in meaning because we are varied in vision.
words may be used to describe me, but they do not define who i am, i may sit in the sun but that does not make me tan.
in our lives we take on roles, we evolve and transition, ive been this and that, ive fit many words for exactly their definition.
see life is not a dictionary, life can teach you lessons, it is more than your ABC's because life is more than a sentence.
but why do we use words to hurt people, to define them as a word, why do we say things that we know will make someone hurt?
no longer are we people, no we are now something much more scary, we are just words without meaning and life is a dictionary.
if only we could stop it, if only we could relearn our ABC's, if only we could go back to kindergarden where we learned words like "please".
well time travel isnt possible, but life style changes we can do, we can redefine our words, we can be brand new.
you are not a racial slur, or a slang term people use, you are a beautiful person who has been a victim of abuse.
you are not a dirty joke or a "slut" because of a mistake you made, you are someone who was tortured by a definition of a name.
you are not a "spic" or "nigger", a jew or a bad mother, you are not a juvenile delinquent, you are not a bad example for a brother.
you are not a poor person, when they joke you don't have a pot to piss in, because they are the real joke with a heart to cold to listen.
words, they really can get your mind going, and they can hurt others so easily without you ever knowing.
if a boy likes another boy, why do they feel the need to label him so bad, hes a teacher and a son but you only call him "fag".
words elicit power, but they only can when they are spoken, so choose your words wisely because they are your token.
people are not words, they cannot be found in dictionaries, because unlike a definition, every meaning varies.
so before you choose your words, think of what they mean, a woman in a short skirt is a "slut" but is that all she is being?
is she not someones friend, someones daughter, a doctor, or someones wife, how can you use a word to define someones life?
words will continue to exist, but i hope you use compassion and kind words, i hope you dont chose a word that will make someone hurt.
if you have to, relearn your ABC's, redefine yourself, open up the dictionary in your heart and not the Webster on the shelf.
people are not definitions, people are human beings who easily can get hurt, so do not label me with a definition, i am not a word.
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