Words
As the little child desperately looks around,
for comfort, he is hurting.
The mean boys are teasing
and won't leave him alone.
His mother tells him,
"Sticks and stones can break
Your bones, but words can never hurt you."
But as he grows,
He soon knows
Words can break his heart.
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