Wri(gh)te

Hello, I am a word. A word that changes, in all ways possible (looks, sounds, meanings), so you'll have to bear with me and adapt as we go along. I travel a lot, you see, from mouth to mouth, page to page, cavewall to papyrus to sky (ever seen a plane write me like a cloud or in color?). I'm trying my very best to be charming and witty at the moment, but you'll see that I'm not faring too well.

I get stuck, sometimes, lodged in your throat like a piece of fruit or salt-water taffy. So there I am, just hanging around in your esophagus, waiting to jump out into the room and be recognized (unless your mouth is full, in which case I would like the courtesy of you creating some space there before you lurch me out along with bits and pieces of that banana bread). I do apologize for not coming to you right away when you want me, it just takes me a while to figure out what you need me to be in that instant...and let's face it, I'm not the only one to blame here, I mean, maybe if you were more in touch with your genuine self a little more, you wouldn't misuse me like you do sometimes, now would you?

As a word, I sometimes find myself worrying about my lifespan - is it just me, or am I getting shorter and shorter? In today's world, I really dont know what to expect sometimes...my greatest fear is being replaced by...by....by a *shudder* symbol. Oh, how WRETCHED!

See, I don't mind being accompanied by one on occasion, but they can be SUCH high maintenance at times, I mean, is it really that hard to adapt sometimes* no $ no ? thank you.

Before I go, I just want to remind you to use me wisely, intentionally (unless it's a knock knock joke, I really don't care much for those). I don't like being used to hurt others, and I think you've often made the mistake of underestimating my impact. I can be very powerful, so don't toss me around so languidly.

Last but not least, tell stupid action to bring the ego down a notch...if it wasn't for me, she wouldn't recognize herself, that loud-mouthed little @#^^&#!