Sticks And Stones
Sticks and stones the elementary pair
Can be used to cause great damage
Or to build things from ground to air
Fundamental materials for life these two
yet they can be fashioned to break bones
Still there’s a greater threat to me and you
For what shapes the course of one’s life
Can literally crush the soul of our loves
And can be the instigator of all strife
What is it that helps someone else feel
The great emotions within our heart
While secretly holding the power to kill
These have framed the greatest of all
the documents of history and art that be
And the tools that also caused them to fall
I am afraid that we have been lied to…
And from a very early age deceived
With a nursery rhyme that’s just not true
Far just like picking up sticks and stones
Words can be used to build Great things
Or to break someone’s destiny bones
Because when it comes to setting tones
We must remember this truth as we speak
WORDS… are… Sticks… And… Stones
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Author:
MDStone (
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Indeed words can cut deep and crush people's spirits, well penned
Thank you for your kind words.
'our intensions and actions
are usually a maturation
of our words
even if they be, those
unvoiced words in our thoughts...'
but
we must make sure
while minimising the pain they cause
we never, restrict
our blood spilled, freedom
for saying
whatever words, we choose...
because
forcing someone, in-to silence
even 'for the greater good'
is that tried and tested
slippery slope
of the oppressive minded..
(a wonderful deep dive
into such a murky topic
and yet
your points and arguments
are unfurled with such clarity...
a great read, thanks for sharing)
Thank you. And yes, I totally agree about repressed speech. I only aim to monitor my own words, to think before I accidentally or even intentionally hurl a word stone that causes injury to another. Your wisdom is so appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to share with me.
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