Words

I did a good deed, and someone gave me diamonds

They fell from my lips

Cold and sharp

Precious

I did a bad thing, and someone gave me serpents

They came from my mouth

Hissing and spitting

Deadly

I said a stupid thing, and someone gave me insects

They fly from my throat

Buzzing and biting

Ugly and insidious

Infecting

I made a smart choice, and I gave myself silence

Where once I sang

I make no sound

Only Silence

All I ever wanted were words

To sing with you

But now,

Only silence

I'm feeling low, low, low. But I see the sun again.