Sticks 'n stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me?

Sometimes words do hurt. Someone told me the day they hated me. & It broke my heart.

i agree bruises can heal. and words do take longer in some cases. in fact in some situations words can kill. ive seen it happen. personally i don't think this saying is very accurate. where as there are people out there that this saying may apply to. they might feel confident about who they are and words really cant hurt them more than bruises and broken bones.

It is certainly not true. Words can cut deeper than any knife. The little rhyme has been taught to children for generations to help them rise above unkind words of their peers. Even though it is not entirely true, it is a helpful "crutch" for youngsters and I would not hesitate to teach it to a child too young to understand and employ more sophisticated tools for rising above the slurs of non-thinkers around her.

I would have to agree mental abuse can be more severe then an actual wound which can heal over time however either cases of abuse can cause scars which can have serious affects throughout your life

No words hurt worse than sticks any day. I know.

That isn't true. Words can stay with someone for longer, and bruises can heal.

the soldier lie dieing

slow was mercy to find

rights he knew, dismissed

he did as told, as trained

they must die

words he heard

they are wrong

words he heard

they will kill

words he heard

they were just words, yet....

the soldier lie dieing

from just words

The healing process for mental abuse can be instant.

Or it may take years.

So the IDEA that they may not hurt you can be correct.

some words cut deep and are long remembered.