"Worthless,"

What a fickle little word,

so many connotations,

but the only one I heard,

was the one to describe a person.

I never expected to hear it.

I never though of it myself,

never stood in front a mirror,

my eyes mirroring wells, 

and wispered "worthless,"

until it was put there by someone else.

Until someone I trusted,

thrusted that worthless word upon my self image,

and with that gave me permission,

to describe myself with it.

It hurt for some time,

and it simmered in my mind.

It only hurt when you said it,

and you said it all the time.

I will never understand,

exactly what you though would happen.

Because "worthless" is a weapon,

it's the worst I ever heard.

You didn't let your children play with knives,

so why on earth give us words.