Sticks and Stones will break my bones
But names will never hurt me
Hogwash
Sticks and Stones will break my bones
And words will hurt me even more
Bones heal
Remembered from time to time
Words leave scars on the soul
Indelible marks
Never erased
Perhaps forgiven
Be careful what you say…
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Hahaha. True enough!
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Yes it really is!
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I’m curious. I’ve gotten some lemon words and survived sweetly – have you sweetenedo any of yours outlasting them?
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Fortunately I have gotten very few negative responses on my blog. When I do I try to ignore them rather than respond.
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I agree 100%
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Thank you sir!
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Makes me want to say something deep… but it’s kinda stuck there. Perhaps more personal than you think….
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I believe we all have those experience stuck way down in our minds. They never seem to go away.
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Roth, I love this poem. It reminded me of a poem I once read” It may seam a trifle at most the things we do and say but we some times find at fearful cost we may wish them undone one day” however I am not sure who wrote it? You are a beautiful writer. -Bob
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Thank you Bob. I appreciate your kind words, and your quote is spot on!! It is hard in the heat of the moment to control our tongue! Somehow we always feel me must defend our self at our on detriment.
Dwight
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thanks Chuck!
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Yes. Words are powerful. We forget that sometimes.
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It is good to have a reminder once in awhile.
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Yes, words are powerful. The tongue is sharper than double-edged sword (doesn’t it say that somewhere in Psalms or Proverbs?) …
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Yes it does!
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