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Words Hurt

October 4, 2013
By Makichan SILVER, São Paulo, Other
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It doesn’t matter,
I don’t mind.
I’m tough.
No one sees through the mask I wear.

One word, one insult,
Is like being pierced by a spear.
Holding in my tears,
I walk away,
Not knowing how to react.

When I lay in bed I once more remember,
“You’re not good enough!”
With bruises and cuts everywhere,
I cry in pain.
Helplessly I lay.

Healthy on the outside,
Inside dying.
Why do I suffer?
I have hidden scars left unnoticed,
And all this to say,
Words hurt.

© Molly L., Phoenix, AZ

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hanny said...
on Oct. 12 2013 at 9:36 am
You're right, words do hurt. Sometimes more than physical pain.