Mama Told Me

Mama Told Me

My mama told me

sticks and stones

may break my bones

that words

will never harm me

 

But the scars that words leave

are harsher than the deepest wounds

 

The scars that words leave

annihilate me to depths of my soul

 

The scars that words leave

scream at the unknown

 

The scars that words leave

shout for vengeance

 

They are just words

I tell myself

as I cry myself to sleep

 

These words are not defenseless

I will have my way

 

Another word another lesion

Another word another lesson