WATCH WHAT YOU SAY...

BY: PETER OGUNSEYE

Watch what you say,

A gentle answer turns away wrath,

But a harsh word stirs up anger.

Watch what you say

Watch what you say,

If emotions stir you,

For in every emotional control,

Lies a lining of wisdom,

Watch what you say.

Watch what you say,

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,

But the mouth of the fool gushes folly

Watch what you say.

Watch what you say,

Even if the truth lies in your words,

The wisdom to say it is pertinent

Watch what you say.

Watch what you say,

So small is the tongue in our lips

Yet every word emitted can cause fire.

A word once spoken is like a broken egg

Which cannot be retrieved.

Watch what you say.