One thorn of hurt
by curt words
addressed to you
can tear the ego apart,
The mind begins to
bleed acrimonious words
in return making much before
the tongue can start;

The arrows of words
thrown at you pierce the mind
the deepest for a moment
making you weaker,
The mind soon takes out
the arrows to sharpen them
and boomerangs them
at the speaker;

Choose...