Sticks and Stones
Speak no evil
Some words will hurt you
Like a jaw hit by a clinched hand
Others will insult your brain
By a name that you cannot stand
If you say the wrong thing
Someone will get upset
Certain words will disturb the peace
And if said will cause regret
Some get a mental sickness
And say things we deplore
Some cannot take what was said
And want to live no more
If I say something ‘bout your mother
Will you get really mad
Other words hit like fists
They leave you beaten and sad
Is a word just a word
Will outrage win the day
Or are there simply things
That you dare not say
About the Creator
Mark Stigers
One year after my birth sputnik was launched, making me a space child. I did a hitch in the Navy as a electronics tech. I worked for Hughes Aircraft Company for quite a while. I currently live in the Saguaro forest in Tucson Arizona
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This really makes you think about how much weight words can carry. Thanks for sharing.