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Wounds from Words
I'm tired of logging on to the internet
I'm tired of reading all these hateful comments
calling people f***, r******, and noobs
I'm tired of adults telling us to get over it
that it's just words on a screen from nameless faces
but these words from nameless faces cut like knives running down our throats
Like a piece of our soul and self confidence getting cut away after every comment
Then getting nagged at why we don't speak louder, stand straighter, and speak our minds
Maybe we'd be better people if we were understood
maybe we'd be less fat, be less hateful, be less cruel
Don't let it bother you, they say
No one is actually saying that out-loud, they're just blank words on an endless changing screen
What they don't realize is out-loud a strangers voice is the one spewing hate
Yet reading this monstrosity, we hear our own voice tell us that we're ugly, fat, and stupid
Breaking the bond between love and body
Breaking the bond between spirit and happiness
Breaking the bond between our mind and peace
Yet we keep reading for hope that someone else will love us
Giving assurance that it is OK to love ourselves
I'm tired of the endless scroll of hate and pain that rolls as fast as the forums can post them.
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