Words cut deeply

They point, laugh and joke while you quietly fiddle with your fingers,
After the taunts, the words in your mind linger.
You go home and try to block out the noise,
But the words cut deep, your heart it destroys.

After the thunder, there always comes the rain,
After the first deep cut, always comes the pain.
You first see the dots, that then becomes a flow,
You feel the rush and release,like a junkie after blow.

It's hard to breath in a world so cruel,
With every little knock, the sadness inside it fuels.
When a person approaches and begins to speak,
You fear the words, because your heart has become too fragile and weak.

Leaving your house is like stepping off into hell,
Outside is where evil lurks and dwells.
You long for your bedroom where you're safe and alone,
Where words won't cut you down to the bone.

High up in the mountains with the freshest air,
A house situated in the middle of nowhere.
You dream and long for this magical place,
Where away from the world you can finally feel safe.

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

A poem from a sensitive soul about the hurt that words can inflict. Yes, words can I believe, cause more damage than
physical pain. Words can cause mental torture.

Chris

[Lykos]

A physical wound can heal in a matter of days or weeks, but a mental wound can last a lifetime.

[Chris Shaw]

You are so right.

[Cheyenne Lee]

This is a great poem, truly. So many people in the world don't think before they speak and, although I'm better at dealing with such issues now, words can still hurt when they come from the people you love and such. My favorite line is "it's hard to breath in a world so cruel". I often feel like life is suffocating me, so I can relate. Thank you for sharing this!

[Lykos]

As the saying goes, if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all. People need to understand this more and just zip it..

Thank you for your review. I appreciate it..

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Thank you for sharing your poem it really spoke with a powerful message. There had been many times in my life where I totally experienced these words. But now in my older age I am less affected by such things. Thank you again.

[Lykos]

As was I, eventually you grow a thick skin and then can just shrug it off when someone is being cruel.

Thanks for the review. I appreciate it.

[Poetic Beauty]

People can be spiteful and cruel for no reason other than someone is different or sometimes for no reason at all. Words can cut through the toughest of steel and an already fragile person from years of torment can take as much as others. It is a sad reality. Maybe just maybe one day people will learn to love more and hate less

[Lykos]

It's always the people who are different and they can't understand it, so they make fun of them, which is completely idiotic. Yeah with some already fragile people a few cruel words is all that is needed to break them beyond repair.
Hate is usually taught, love comes naturally.
People need to be educated on how to treat others..

Thanks for the review!!!