your words are like a smack to the face
This is not an exaggeration, because I have been smacked several times and the feelings I had felt then are exactly the same as the feelings I have when you speak to me. You make my eyes water and my cheeks burn and, occasionally, I will get a ringing in my ears - the same ringing I had heard when you smacked me across the face four years ago. Your words give me backlash, and sometimes - if you are particularly harsh - I will be sporting bruises for weeks.
I remember your harsh words just like I remember the first time you smacked me. Just like I remember how I smacked you back.