Sticks and stones may break my bones
But words will never hurt me?
You are so right
Instead they tear at my confidence
I feel utterly defeated
But the worse part is
These words
The ones that now circle in my head
Like vultures quickly to the dead
They originated in my own head
Words I began to say to myself
And decided they had the invitation to stay forever
Oh, it breaks my heart
How can I ask them to leave?
When I am the one
Who invited them over to play