Sticks and Stones: A Nursery Rhyme Revisited

[Three]

Sticks and stones, with sufficient strain,

can leave bones bruised and broken.

But words can even harm the brain,

no matter how softly spoken.

Yet, even in a body cast

and rendered completely still

stones can only break your skeleton,

while words can break your will.

[Wuzzums]

Sticks and stones may break your bones

But words hurt forever