Spaces..

I said to my soul, be still,
And wait without hope,
For hope would be
Hope for the wrong thing.
Wait without thought,
For you are not ready for thought.

Sticks and stones are hard on bones
Aimed with angry art,
Words can sting like anything
But silence breaks the heart.

There's one sad truth in life I've found
While journeying east and west -
The only folks we really wound
Are those we love the best.

We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best.

Trouble is part of your life,
And if you don't share it,
You don't give the person who loves you
Enough chance to love you enough.

Sometimes it is the person closest to us
Who must travel the furthest distance
To be our friend?