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Writer's pictureAnu Okikiolu

Poem #288 Silence


As kids, we are taught that

stick and stones will break our bones

and words are the most painful weapons

we can wield.

As adults, we learn that

things left unsaid can hurt even more.

With each missing 'thank you's,

misplaces 'please's,

and forgotten 'I love you's,

we tell those around us that they are worth less

to us than what we can get from them.


Words hurt,

silence destroys.

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baokiks
Aug 04, 2023

Wisdom!!!


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