If for every thought or every word
we might just pause before we think
a moment before we speak
would we change direction
A simple pause could save the pain
our thoughts and words might do
and we could change them in our
hearts before the pause was done
Each time we judge another’s life
and the words are formed within
if just one pause we could take
before the hurt begins
Pause to love
pause to think
pause to change direction
just a moment is all it takes
Deborah Horton Writing 