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Open Poetry #41

"sticks and stones"

MegMeg
Member

since 2007-05-14

Posts 85
Virginia

0 posted 2007-08-09 09:26 PM

"Sticks and stones, may break your bones,
but, words can never hurt you."

It is fallible to question
the breaking of your bones,
but, words can be as harmful
as the sticks or as the stones.

when you are bullied,
hurt or are abused,
physical is nothing,
compared to verbal muse.

That statement is a lie,
deciteful and a fib
nobody could ever choose,
a broken heart, over a broken rib.

Words help you communicate,
they also help you love,
They can seem to come from Hell,
or come from up above.

Just be careful how you use them,
please show how you feel,
but, don't get to nasty,
for the pain is oh-so-real.

FadingSun
Member

since 2000-05-01

Posts 76
Southern California

1 posted 2007-08-09 10:10 PM

I much enjoyed this! It was a very nice (and beautifully writ) extension of that old 'fibb-y' adage. Loved it!

In the sight of Love, fear isn't even as great as a single hair: in the law of Love, everything is offered as a sacrifice

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

2 posted 2007-08-15 05:01 AM

Nice thoughts on the power of verbal abuse...James

Beaone12
Junior Member

since 2007-08-15

Posts 24
Iowa

3 posted 2007-08-15 09:46 PM

I totally agree with your statement in your poem.
I always had heard it said that words could never hurt you until my daughter brought home a paper about verbal abuse from her school.
They restated the phrase to:
Sticks and bones may break your bones, but words will hurt even worse.

Thanks for sharing.

hunnie_girl

Member Elite

since 2006-06-18

Posts 2567
Canada

4 posted 2007-08-16 02:32 AM

wow this is so true thank you for sharing your words of such wisdom

Krysti

~fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me~

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