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Words are harmless, so they say, That's where the problem starts; Sticks and stones May break our bones But words will break our hearts. Words are harmless, so they say, And point you to their charts; It's harmless fun, No damage done. But... Who will mend our hearts? The x-rays show no damage Where words have scathed across, But it still feels hard to manage, And leaves you at a loss. Words are harmless, don't complain, That's where the problem starts. It's quite absurd- A single word- Enough to break our hearts! But words are harmless, they maintain; The subject of their parts, No less or more, So let them pour From all our broken hearts
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Nov 27, 2015
Nov 27, 2015 at 4:36 PM UTC
Sticks And Stones
Words are harmless, so they say, That's where the problem starts; Sticks and stones May break our bones But words will break our hearts. Words are harmless, so they say, And point you to their charts; It's harmless fun, No damage done. But... Who will mend our hearts? The x-rays show no damage Where words have scathed across, But it still feels hard to manage, And leaves you at a loss. Words are harmless, don't complain, That's where the problem starts. It's quite absurd- A single word- Enough to break our hearts! But words are harmless, they maintain; The subject of their parts, No less or more, So let them pour From all our broken hearts
“Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts” is a quote I have stolen directly from Robert Fulghum. In my defence, he'd already stolen half of that quote himself.
nigel-finn
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Nov 27, 2015
Nov 27, 2015 at 4:36 PM UTC
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