Sticks and Stones
We are desensitized
We are lost
We watch as others die
We laugh at others hurt
We cry if we don’t get our way
We kill and pierce with our words
And when others mock us
We quote—
“sticks and stones may break our bones
But yours words will never hurt us”
In reality they break our souls
And haunt our conscience
For words are sharper and more harmful
Than any fading bruise.
Copyright © Lauren Reindel | Year Posted 2011
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