On Twitter

Counting every letter

Each comma and each space,

But do we count our character

When none can see our face?

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Tweeting hate is easy,

To lash out through a screen,

But we are called to edify,

Encourage, not demean.

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Words can become weapons;

Keystrokes like a guillotine.

Think before you send that tweet.

Say only what you mean.

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Be careful what you type.

The words can't be unread.

Even if they get deleted,

They'll live in someone's head.

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I pray that things will change

Not for worse, but better.

May my Twitter profile look like

Love lived to the letter.