i'll be honest
part
of me
wants to
retaliate with
a string of
machine gun fired
accusations
assumptions
blind
deaf
opinionated
opinions
to tell folks
exactly
what i think
about their
musings
thoughts
blathering
about their
rants
the other
part of me
understands
we are all
frustrated
although it
is not easy
to hold my tongue
i will
because
i don't know you
but it's clear
that you
misunderstood
please
hear me speak to
addiction
compassion
hear me use phrases
like
my guess i imagine i would think
please
think
before you tell me
what i cannot
or
should not
assume
and then
assume
to know about
my
dance with
addiction
parenthood
or
someone else's
education
resources
demise
please think
before you curse
as you speak
perhaps
i am not
the one
who didn't
stop to think?
egos
blown out of
all reasonable
proportion
we
want
to be heard
we
need
to be
respected
the
human family
wouldn't be
the same without
you or me
this
i will
remember
part
of me
wants to
retaliate with
a string of
machine gun fired
accusations
assumptions
blind
deaf
opinionated
opinions
to tell folks
exactly
what i think
about their
musings
thoughts
blathering
about their
rants
the other
part of me
understands
we are all
frustrated
although it
is not easy
to hold my tongue
i will
because
i don't know you
but it's clear
that you
misunderstood
please
hear me speak to
addiction
compassion
hear me use phrases
like
my guess i imagine i would think
please
think
before you tell me
what i cannot
or
should not
assume
and then
assume
to know about
my
dance with
addiction
parenthood
or
someone else's
education
resources
demise
please think
before you curse
as you speak
at me
with profound
condescension
with profound
condescension
perhaps
i am not
the one
who didn't
stop to think?
egos
blown out of
all reasonable
proportion
we
want
to be heard
we
need
to be
respected
the
human family
wouldn't be
the same without
you or me
this
i will
remember
you know, i was going to comment over there, but i prefer to comment over here.
ReplyDeletei think you were thoroughly misunderstood. that's all i have. i appreciated your comment - thoughtful and compassionate. i guess we never really know what another brings to the table.
perhaps i will comment over there...
love.
As if any of us had ever acted without thinking.
ReplyDeleteI love you, Adrienne. I do.
thanks.
ReplyDeletei feel a bit silly for even addressing it, but i have walked with a raw spot in the shape of complete misunderstanding and slander for too long.
i am tired of it and about an inch away from composting this sort of blogging...
Hey, I totally agree with you and recognized your "I guess" etc. for what it was and I know how it feels to be misunderstood and didn't think saying anything would help but now I doubt that.
ReplyDeleteOther people's anger and transference, I'm trying to learn to not engage it. But I'm sorry it made you feel icky.