Short Story / words

A true writer’s mantra. Well said.

I feel that by using “words” for three of your six words, you have cut down on how much you could say.  You could use “words” once and then use two further verbs.  Especially since it appears that you want to end on a positive message that words can heal, in spite of all the harm they can cause, it might be more effective to modify your memoir to something like “Words: hurt, taunt, negative adjective, negative adjective, heal” or something like “Words hurt, taunt, but also heal.”  Those are just a couple options to consider for rearrangement.

I like that you’ve created a timeline within this wee “memoir;” you address what affect the words have, what they do, and what they can create. Very effective, and done in 6 words, no less (and no pun intended).