Like a sniper’s gun, designed to kill,
     Your words can cause alarm.
They’ll strike a victim with great force
      And cause him grievous harm.

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They’re meant to cause anxiety.
      They show that you don’t care.
With speed of light they’ll hit and hurt 
      As they fly through the air. 

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Words can cause a lasting wound 
     That sadly may not mend,
So think before you say the words
      That may lose you a friend.

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The person who receives these words
      Will look on you with shame 
Because to hurt someone with words
      Is such a dreadful game.

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They’re used to hurt, to make one feel
      Unloved by other folk,
And those who bully with such words
      Might think that it’s a joke.

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Think before you say cruel words 
     And ask yourself these things:
Are these the words you’d like to hear,
     Or the message that they bring?

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I think your answer will be 'No.
     Those words would make me sad.'
Therefore you’d hate to hear them said.
     They’d make you feel quite bad. 

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So, why say them to someone else?
     Why hurt them in this way
When your nice smile and kinder words
      Would brighten up their day?

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Before you go to sleep tonight
    Just think about your day:
Have you done good for other folk
     And what things did you say?

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