words

Quiet words.
spoken for one to hear
and mull over.
To soak in and apply
in life.

Quiet words.
Spoken to one in fear
of being over heard
for their meanings tempt fate
in consequence.

Loud words.
Spoken for every ear
but never heard
looked at as a sweet threat,
tasty, but rots to the core.

Loud words.
Spoken from mouths in leer
ing scorn. Callous in its volume and
intention.

Quiet and loud words.
Same letters received
differently. Some remembered.
most ignored.
most never truly heard.