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Words

February 22, 2023
By Poetry_art97 SILVER, Greenville, Pennsylvania
Poetry_art97 SILVER, Greenville, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"We stopped looking for the monsters under our bed when we realized they were inside of us" - The Joker


Sticks and stones may break bones, but words will break my confidence. Words will break my trust. 

Words will linger in my head turning who I am into who I was.

Words will make my smile fade. Words will make me cry most days.

Words will pick, and pick until there's nothing there. Most times, words are just unfair.

They'll make you hurt, and they'll make you sad. They'll do anything just to make you feel bad.

Words will be hurtful, and they will be mean. Words will make you never want to be seen.

But words are always attached to someone who is mean and rude. Someone who'll do anything, just to change your attitude. 

Words are like tattoos, permanently engraved on your being. Because words become beliefs. It's only a matter of time before you begin agreeing.


The author's comments:

My name is Joycelyn Ritts and I come from a small town in Pennsylvania, called Greenville. I wrote this poem to show what kind of effect bullies, and the words they say, can have on someone of my age.


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