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They're Only Words




Everyone says that they’re ‘just words’,
That they only hurt because I allow it,
Because I can’t rise above all of their shit,
Every word impacts like a bullet hit.

Everyone says that they’re ‘just words’,
That they don’t matter because they’re false,
But they always stop my barely-there pulse,
And make my heart and lungs and mind convulse.

Everyone says that they’re ‘just words’,
That I shouldn’t let them mean a thing,
Yet I just can’t stop the pain they bring,
Making my life feel like a meaningless sting.

Everyone says that they’re ‘just words’,
That they I only mean what I think they do,
But it’s what the speaker believes too,
That makes it hurt more than the punch they threw.

Everyone says that they’re ‘just words’,
Meaningless syllables that will just echo out,
Yet I don’t think that I can take another bout,
Their hatred is something that I could really do without.

Everyone says that they’re ‘just words’.
But if I believe that to be true,
Then why should I believe, as you wish me to,
A single word coming from you?