I Didn't Say That

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me"

That rhyme is often used as a retort to insults or taunts, suggesting that the speaker is not affected by the hurtful words. However, the sentiment expressed in the rhyme is often debated, as many recognize that words can indeed cause significant emotional pain and distress.

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You use your words as weapons

and they cut me to the bone

I have to watch where I am stepping

to avoid the cutting stones

That you hurl, in your words

while I suffer in the silence

Though I don't bleed, they sting and hurt

thrown aggressively and violent

You repeat things that I never said

to control how people see me

Though these wounds have never bled

the scars I bear are hidden down deep

Changing me forever at the core

nothing left but apathy

There's no need in saying more

you never hear what I say, anyway