The Hearts They're Printed On

Beauty fades,
memory, too

what lingers is almost gone;

but everything
that's e'er been said,

affects the heart that it's printed on.

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There will arrive
a time to feel,

like taking back all you've said;

but, you'll soon see
how bad they're hurt,

because those words swim in their head.

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Each day is
a blank canvas,

I'll be careful to say and act;

the way I feel,
overall;

to respond, and not react.

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I've done harm
to many minds,

and when I think the hurt is gone;

I find myself
repairing all,

the hearts, my words are printed on.