My neighbour was not aware.

I have Been away for a while., trust me it wasn't my making. Lemme quickly drop this before I disappear into the thin air again. 

So,  yesterday just as I sat humming a song and washing a few clothes. A conversation began between my neighbour  and I, it was quite interesting at first as we discussed feminism,  gender equality and the role of a woman in the home. I never knew this my neighbour was among the folks who paraded themselves as men,electing that a woman position in the home was synonymous to that of nanny. Shocking!  I tell you but that's a topic for another day. So leggo.

It was magical how this friendly conversation turned sour. Just a few more words he uttered stinged me like a bee. Ouch!!
That had hurt. 
I felt the urge to reply but the word "silence" kept ringing in a bell in my ears; so disturbing. 
         How could he say,  I should watch over the clothes he dried Incase it was about to rain, in his words ' you have nothing  to do, other than eat and sleep'. How could he have thought that because I decided to be indoors for a while I was jobless and idle. 

       My day was almost ruined but then I had a thought:

Words are powerful, they influence, they build, they shatter and terminate. People just like my neIgbours do not realise the power words hold. Whether you shoot on purpose or without purpose, your bullet still kills. Words are slow bullets atimes, when they are used wrongly. 
Had I accepted his words,  I would have looked  in the mirror to behold a pitiable image of myself . Yes,  I admit I was a bit hurt but it could have been worse. 

The way you choose to twist your tongue, can make another bleed on the inside.  Yes,  life and death are in the power of words. 
        

        Words are letters and punctuation marks put together-jokes are words too,  and there is no escape from it consequences. 
Today is the day to take decision on how you choose your words. 
I will use my words to build, not destroy,  to motivate,  not to 
discourage,  to kiss not to kill. 

If this is your decision, Just type  yes'in the comments box. 

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