Softly it flutters,
on wind it flies,
carries emotion,
cuts like a knife.

Formless it loves,
weightless it kills,
passionately cries,
a fate it will seal.

Pulls down the holy,
kings from their thrones,
allays while unseen,
hearts that are torn.

Moves in the air,
profound and absurd,
carried by inflection,
a powerful word.