Writhing under the weight of words that wound
who want the weal of well-being
but withdraw to ward off waivers
  spellbound by the watchers who are
     wordsmithing wraiths wielding
weaponized tongues that whip
to wrap wide-eyed wanderers into woven worlds
  with wilting whiffs & whispers
& wreak wreckage upon the unwitting woozy
but gullible believers bear the brunt
as the butt of bad vibes
     being bound by books
belittled and beleaguered