Words

For The Lighthouse Poetry Contest

a good word -
we live in a world
         of words
they make things clear
         or confusing
they are helpful
         or hurtful

a perverse tongue
a lying tongue
a slandering tongue
a gossiping tongue
a flattering tongue
         will break down relationships
                   causing depression and anxiety

a righteous tongue
a restoring tongue
a restrained tongue
         will build up relationships
                   and create a glad heart
speech that builds up
         begins with receiving Christ

Prompt verse:
"Anxiety in the heart of man weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad." Proverbs 12:25
Word count - 95
Lines - 21 text