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When the anger fades......
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When the anger fades...... |
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Eilidh Junior Member
since 2000-08-27
Posts 30 |
When the anger fades and it's all been said Do you wish you'd stayed silent or wish you were dead? When the anger fades and you were cruel to the bone Do you wish those words weren't carved in stone? When the anger fades and you've been unforgivable Does it make you despair, be completely miserable? When the anger fades and it's all said and done Do you wish to erase it, turn back the sun? When the anger fades and you let words fly Do you feel so wretched that you want to die? When the anger fades and you're sick to your core How do you say sorry, for words said before? |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Eilidh~ Sadly, once they leave your lips ... they are irretrievable ... the next best thing is a sincere apology. Nicely phrased wisdom to make us all think of the sheer power in our words ... Thanks for sharing. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ [email protected] |
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rosepetals25
since 2000-05-31
Posts 3076PA |
Eilidh, Unfortunatley we have all found ourselves in this very situtation. Hopefully we learn from past mistakes. Very well written. rp25 |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
Eilidh, a well written poem, that expresses so much. Be well Kethry "It is the image in the mind that links us to lost treasures; but it is the loss that shapes the image, gathers the flowers weaves the garland."- |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
After my last boss and her talent for shredding skin with an acid tongue, I've tried to watch mine a bit more carefully. *S* But we've all said things we regret, words we'd love to catch the moment they fly out of our mouths... and wondered the same things this poem asks so well. *S* I liked! |
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Eilidh Junior Member
since 2000-08-27
Posts 30 |
Thank you to everyone. Just one thought: How much worse are those words when in a Letter? "There are times in life a kindred spirit comes along. Hold onto those people. They are what makes this life worth living."- Anon |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Speaking out of anger always brings regrets in the future...I think we learn this lesson the hard way. At least SOME of us learn..the rest just keep on making the same mistakes. Wonderful read. |
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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia |
BTTT,for others to read. Good thoughts about care with our words. Kethry "It is the image in the mind that links us to lost treasures; but it is the loss that shapes the image, gathers the flowers weaves the garland."- |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Hello Eilidh, Similar stories we have to tell, anger is powerful, but not all comsuming if we don't let it be. Very well done, I can relate to what you write. Bill |
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doreen peri Member Elite
since 1999-05-25
Posts 3812Virginia |
you cannot erase the words which flow from angry mouths, in haste. no bitterness portrayed by you can ever be erased. and so, it's best to hold your tongue so tight it can't run loose. before you speak in anger since you'll not find an excuse to be the large eraser which can wipe those words away.... it's better not to say a thing than speak words which decay! whoops! sorry...  you inspired me!  thanks for a great read! ~ all you can really ever expect out of life is a sincere apology and some decent poetry ~ |
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Sage Elizabeth New Member
since 2000-09-16
Posts 9 |
This poem is very real. It is indeed something all should have the chance to read. Well done. Sage |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
thanks for the read, the reminder |
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Cuddlez Member
since 1999-11-27
Posts 422Walla Walla, WA 99362 |
I'm a firm believer in chocolate, flowers, a hug and "I'm Sorry- really" works sometimes... Great reminder poem (brings back those memories you cringe at though) Time flies? Say it not so, time stays we go. |
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ddgoose Member
since 2000-07-25
Posts 250Baltimore, MD, USA |
I too can relate to your story. The only problem is that you build a shell of hurt from those cruel words. Nicely penned. didi |
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ggrn3 Member
since 2000-08-17
Posts 433Nahunta Georgia U.S. |
Eilidh I believe Mrs. Tindal along with the rest of the poets who responded have qualified just how true your peom is. I believe that we have all experienced this a one point of another. Everytime I read a piece like this, an old cliche comes to mind. "Sticks and stones may break my bones, But words will never hurt me." Who ever made this up must have known just how much ill-intended word or pun did hurt and this was there way of dealing with it. A bruise will stay with you a few days, but your words may linger much longer. Garfield |
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