The next time you think
of calling her a name
Make sure to ask yourself,
"Is this what she was named at birth?"
"Or is it one to strip her of her worth?"
You see, words hurt worse than bruises.
Stabbing at the seams of the soul!
Replaying nonstop 'til
unworthiness takes toll!
Yes words hurt worse than bruises!
That "sticks and stones" saying is useless!
Because words don't go away after awhile,
They constantly eat away at that inner child.
Vulnerable, and fragile,invisible wounds
growing transparently bigger each day.
This is why you must be careful of what you say.
Words are forever, they never go away!
Before you call the woman you claim to love
anything other than her name.
Ask yourself,
"Would I call my mother the same?"
"Would I say it to my Grandmother?
sister, my baby girl?"
All your favorite
"women" in the world?
Would you shout it from the highest of mountain tops?
If your answer is "No", then you need to stop!
Because words are thoughts!
And thoughts are things,
Wouldn't you rather call her a Queen?
Then, she would call you King?
But the amazing thing
is
you helped to uplift her self-esteem
instead of being the nightmare
that killed her dreams.
By Antoinette Denise Johnson
4realpoetess
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