Human words

Words have far more power than we know
We speak with little care and little thought
Hitting human hearts like leaded snow

Thoughtlessly we chatter as we go
Loving silence needs now to be taught
Words have far more impact than we know

On and on in speech we let it flow,
Or by a news reporter we are caught
Hitting human hearts like leaded snow

Some use their words mainly as a show
Meaning nothing, harming those untaught
Words have far more power than we know

When we speak there is an undertow
Like a turning tide well out of sight
Hitting human hearts like leaded snow

Oh, where is there a place with better light?
We did not intend to start a  fight
Words have far more power than we think
Stinging human hearts until they sink