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Blades
They say only sticks and stones can break your bones
Naive and innocent you believed it
Cause nobody warned you that words have blades
As you got older experience taught you elsewise
Cutlass jibes are still bound to puncture, no matter the blitz
They leave you a wound too severe for simple bandaids
Convinced you impaled yourself
Blind to their fingers grasping the handle
Pull it out, watch them smirk as you lose your balance
Now crumbling to the floor, a pool of crimson
Former naivety for once was right
You’ll finally believe that wise old saying
Even though stones have force and sticks leave scratches
If those words have taught you anything
It’s a lot easier to heal with broken bones
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