Sticks and stones are cliche
For breaking people's bones
Notable for their ricochet
And the sound of horrible groans

But the same sticks and stones
Were the foundation of civilization
They were Mother Nature's loan
Exhausted without compensation

Used in every society
Majestic and tribal
Utilized by rich and poor
Friends and rivals

Used as pellets and spears
Now cannons and trenches
A cause of blood and tears
Loss of lives and disgusting stenches

Cornerstone of human society
Stones used in roads
Display of human piety
Sticks even used as replacement bones

Sticks and stones represent a choice
Whether to choose good or evil
You can give everyone a voice
Or be the cause of mass upheavel

Alas, the use of sticks and stones
Seems to be about breaking bones
It is a metaphor for shallow minds
Misunderstanding truth to be a straight line

Objective thinking
Believing in polarity and not spectrums
Refusing to see things through multiple shoes
Creating conflict like the pitches of a kickdrum

If we see through others' eyes
We will see the truth in both sides
Realize everything isn't black and white
Understand others' plights

Sticks and stones may break my bones
But they may fix them too
They can be the cause of my groans
Or the foundation of my roof