Words

Bullying, essentially.

Words

Words creeping into the

Back of my mind

Into my soul

Words tearing at my heart

Words slithering in between

Truth and lies

Words pounding

In my brain

Breaking down walls

I didn't even know

Were there

Words

Powerful things

Words can heal

Even the most

Fragile of people

Or shatter what's left

Of their being

Words

Words are weapons

~Dead Snakes 2013~

Author's Note

Reviews

[LeslieNoel]

I always feel like this is how I feel when I need to write. It's like words just keep pounding at you until you get your feelings down on to paper. It's only then that I may find peace.

Love this poem! I could really relate to it. It's true that words can be tools and weapons.

[Brittany Zedalis]

I wrote this back when someone was constantly bullying me and I needed to get my feelings out. Thankfully that time has passed and at least one of my favorite poems of my own resulted from it. Thank you so much for reading.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree words are weapons. We need to hold silence before we can cause damage. I like the logic in your poem. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Brittany Zedalis]

Thank you for stopping by!

[paddy d daly]

It's really brave of you to come out and say this, I don't think a lot of people understand how serious and sinister bullying can be, the more we talk about it the better chance we have of putting an end to it, well done.

[Brittany Zedalis]

Thank you!

[wordman]

the tongue is the smallest member of the body and causes more trouble than them all
if we could bridle our tongue we could conquer the world

[Brittany Zedalis]

Yep. Thank you for reading.

[cimmy wuv xxxooo]

This poem has a strong meaning to it.
Its a very true honest piece.
Words are powerful sometimes in a good way sometimes in a bad way, depends how they are used.
Great piece i liked it :)

[Brittany Zedalis]

Thank you!

[cimmy wuv xxxooo]

your welcome :)

[Sapphire Naylor]

This poem is one that everyone can relate to. Bullying has and sadly will always be a major problem. I get bullied and have been bullied which caused my depression. The words are beautifully written :)

[Brittany Zedalis]

Thank you! And I'm sorry you, too, have dealt with bullying.

[m.s.early]

sticks and stones may break my bones... but words leave permanent damage. Great write Brittany.

[Brittany Zedalis]

Thank you!!

[SpeedyHobbit Armstrong]

this is definitely a great poem about how whoever devised the "sticks and stones can break my bones" saying has definitely never had to deal with the emotional and mental torture of bullying

[Brittany Zedalis]

They really didn't. Words can sometimes be worse. Thank you for reading.

[SpeedyHobbit Armstrong]

They do. I had to deal with twelve years of bullying, and there are times words can completely destroy you

[Brittany Zedalis]

I've been dealing with bullying since I was 8. I thought when I went to college it would get better, but then you have adult ex's and jerks that search for whatever harmful words they can think of. I sometimes think that adults are even worse bullies.

[gabrielle]

Indeed, words can either kill or heal. So we better watch out what comes out of our lips and what bleeds out from our pen. Thank you for sharing

[Brittany Zedalis]

And thank you for reading!

[Praveeta]

So true! Words can heal or shatter people.

[Brittany Zedalis]

Indeed! Thank you!

[Praveeta]

You are welcome.

[Scott Metro]

Weapons....tools....gifts...salvation...and so much more.
Very good write Brittany

Scott

[Brittany Zedalis]

Thank you! It makes me smile that someone likes it, especially since it was the first poem I wrote that didn't rhyme.

[Scott Metro]

Worked well...
Scott