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Open Poetry #17

A Lesson Learnt.

Ven
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since 2001-10-01

Posts 102
U.K.

0 posted 2001-11-21 07:33 PM

A lesson learnt.

The precious gift you gave me,
Lies broken on the floor
Fragmented by my anger,
as i screamed and stamped and swore.

I watched it in slow motion,
go hurtling through the air,
you said it narrowly missed your head,
I said, I didnt care.

Yet now I've calmed, I sit here,
In sorrow and dismay
and I gather up the pieces,
from the carpet where they lay.

and place them in a prominent place,
upon the sitting room shelf.
As a reminder that in hurting you,
I aslo hurt myself.

So the precious gift you gave me,
although no longer intact,
Is more special because it reminds me,
To think ... before I act.

by Ven.

Elizabeth

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Member Ascendant

since 1999-06-07

Posts 6871
Minnesota

1 posted 2001-11-21 07:35 PM

Very true, and well done! I could stand to think before I act too.

God bless America, my home sweet home.

Ven
Member

since 2001-10-01

Posts 102
U.K.

2 posted 2001-11-21 07:38 PM

lol. Thanks, couldn't we all.

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

3 posted 2001-11-21 11:26 PM

At least you learned a positive lesson. Maybe you should leave those broken pieces right where they are, visible to all. It just might be a good anger management training technique.

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