I can't hear you

Who says words can't stone a heart,
or souls cannot be flogged.
Branches and rocks break spirits,
words can destroy the wind.

The east is not far away
when the heart is in the west,
Love has lost its path
Somewhere in the dust of Texas.

Who says words can't hurt,
Have they ever tasted assault?
Silence is the loudest crash
upon the unspoken English.

Speak, the mouth may fly
away to a future in truth,
Who says words can't hurt?
They must not use verbs.