it must be fun to be a word on paper

somebody created you with thought and imagination

carefully selecting and arranging the letters that make you unique

putting you out there for people read

to capture the thoughts and ideas of the writer

maybe you will inspire others into doing great things

you soon get to know all the other words on your page

lively discussions and heated debates follow

friendships are formed as you bond with other words

you might go on a long trip if your page is mailed 

listening to the world go by from a mail truck

waiting in a mailbox to be collected

quietly sitting in an unopened envelope on a desk

suddenly the envelope is opened

a bright light falls upon your page

you all stand to attention while your page is read

but what lies next for you and the other words

will you be framed and immortalized like a certificate

or hidden away in a filing cabinet

will you be crumpled up and tossed into the trash 

you lay face down on a desk wondering for a few days

until a loud noise rudely interrupts your peace

the death curdling grinding noise gets louder

your page is being steadily pulled into a shredder

line by line all the words are cut into tiny pieces

you feel the blades ripping through your letters

you pray for word reincarnation