"Sticks and stones may break my bones
But words will ne'r harm me"
Words are heavier than stones,
More powerful than sticks.
Sticks and stones are harmless,
With the destruction of words so neat.
Words can set the atomic bomb free,
Words can make people love it
Words can convince you of anything
If someone sticks their mind to it.
Words can make you happy
Words can make you sad
Words can do most anything,
More than densest wood
Stone can be toppled,
The proudest castle can be besieged
Unless its one built of air and words
The Tallest tree and thickest branch
Will rot in time untold.
Words stay ever with us,
Shaping who we are
Words can harm and hurt and yet
Words can help and heal
Words are the most powerful things
That we humans have yet to build.