The Words We Use

The words we use are seldom what we mean;
Far easier to choose when they are seen.
If only we could write the words we say,
Discussions always would progress our way.
But reading what we speak would be quite strange.
And if we could our sounds and thoughts arrange,
Before we shared them with our fellow folk,
Would we make sense or nonsense with each stroke?

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Written while listening to Beat Circus’ Dreamland (2008).