"Sticks and stones may break my bones,but names will never hurt me"?

Yes but their tongues are sharp;
they lacerate.
They cut.
Their barbs are biting
and sting for long days
after the initial attack,
where blunt force would have already gone
from black to blue to lighter purple.

Sticks and stones can only be found in nature
but the names can be found
in every household
every street
and they are ever so creative
and have so many layers of damage to do.