“words don’t hurt.”
They only build bridges to the most hidden isles of our being,
Bridges which illuminate our most hidden, self-hate, doubt and pain.
& as our very being walks the hidden bridge,
They enrapture, take us down, into the dark abyss.
Pleading, begging, hurtful, angry words,
Pull us down, down, down, until we are submerged.
Pointless words that entangle and drown you.
So, no they do not hurt,
They slowly ᴋɪʟʟ