Hanging On by auntietk
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Hanging On
Something happened
Words were said
Actions taken
Things didn't work out
The way you planned
You cannot change
What happened
How things are
Who she is
You can only change
You
What are you
Hanging on to?
Do you need to be
Right?
Safe?
Do you need to feel
Understood?
(Don't start with me
On the whole
"I just want you to
Understand me" thing
I can translate ...
It means,
"If you only understood,
You would agree with me
And we could move on,
Both of us knowing
I'm right.")
Forgiveness
Is not a team sport
Consensus activity
Joint venture
Collaborative effort
It does not require
Permission
It's what you do
When you know
What you can live with
And what you can't
It's what happens
When you're ready to
Move forward
At wit's end
Turning it over to
Your Higher Power
God
The Universe
Do you say a prayer?
"Open her heart
To understanding
Reconciliation
Forgiveness."
If your Higher Power
Knows best
Why are you telling
Him/Her/Them
What result you want?
That isn't letting go
It's just control
Gone underground
Truly turning it over
Means
You have to
Let loose
Of the
Other
End
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During a conversation with a friend recently we got on the topic of misunderstanding and forgiveness. It was one of those conversations where we were agreeing with each other loudly and passionately! Our discussion stayed with me for the rest of the day. Sometimes when that happens, a poem is the only way out.
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Title page created in ArtRage and Photoshop.
Comments (24)
I don't know what your occupation is but you would make a great counselor or mediator. These are powerful, insightful, words.
excellent and imaginative writing
you right on. cool work
very powerful message! Well done
Relationships all boil down to communication, and if we can't learn how, we repeat the same situations over & over again until we get it right... Excellent words here!!!
READ THIS WAS CANDY FOR MY EYES :) *******************************
Brilliant!!!
Just beautiful!
Excellent job!
so right on for this time of year also. Know many of those conversations; one that sticks with me is last one had with my mother (died from cancer many years ago) but still haunts me to this very typing. She couldn't talk at that late stage but her eyes said more than she ever would have expressed in word. Hence, the unfinished business between us. Thank you dear for this poem; very powerful for me in other ways. Especially where why would we try to explain to our maker how we want life to turn out. Happy New Year to you dear soul of light!
Wonderful words, Tara May warm hug with a smile, Linda Kaye
Readin my mind again, huh? These are great words, especially the first part. These words speak to me, remind me of how impossible it is to "make" anyone understand, most of all, how to just let it go and live. Thanks for reminding me~~~~again.
Hanging on, coming in on a wing and a prayer, sputter sputter. Profound prose, indeed, and well thought out, but as for me, it may sound a bit trite, I like to use the simple phrase, "she just doesn't/didn't understand me."
Beautiful words!
A lovely poem and so true to life.
Bravo, an excellent example of confusion from all perceptions… Humans never cease to amaze me how complex we all are, and how complicated we tend to make every thing. "Laughs!"
Powerful words Tara and the story of my life...I think people misunderstand other people all the time...what a world...by the way have a good New Year
Made me think about me and my wifes several disagreements! I guess if the shoe fits I might as well put it on! I will try to keep this in mind the next time!
love it !
EXCELLENT, truly excellent. I love your writing. ;o)
You write with such clarity. Marvelous!
Boy, am I far behind, or what....'nother goody here ! .....now, when's the book coming out? :o)
Now, all things considered, this makes all the more sense to me and now I am comfortable commenting:) First the style of the way you've placed your words on the "paper" is even neat. I like the way you've tapered your last seven lines...the visual impact is there...reaching the thining end of a string...one has to let go...or get worn out hanging on to the tip. Was this intentional or intuitive? If I were authoring this piece, which I am not, I would rearrange these words: "Open her heart To understanding Reconciliation Forgiveness." to: "Open her heart Through forgiveness To understanding And reconciliation." Don't think you'll agree with that just yet though. But it one of those things to talk about isn't it? You've really got a knack for saying a lot in a small space. That's one of the main things I like about your style. WooHoo :-)
Wonderful poem that speaks volumes to me right now. Sometimes you try hard to understand something or someone and have to decide in the end that it's not going to happen. Well I had reached that conclusion but it didn't stop me from waffling and wondering. When I find myself reaching for that other end, I'll read your poem again. Thanks. (I like Bill's comment about the last seven lines. How astute of him.)