The Power of Words

Sticks and stones may break my bones,
But words will break my confidence,
Words will break my trust,
Words will linger in my head,
Until I forget who I was,
Words will linger in my head,
Until who I am becomes who I was.

They say words won't make me bleed,
That words won't scrap me knees,
But words will make me hit rock bottom,
Drowning in my tears,
Created seas.

I was a child when I first started being bullied,
The words started out small,
Children being children,
They said I wouldn't remember it all.

But words are like tattoos,
Permanently engraved in my being,
Because words become beliefs,
Once you're forced to start agreeing.