TELL ME WHY

Tell me why, dear friend, is it right what you’ve done?!
It’s that lady from far that’s been treated unfair.
See, in mountains your paths weren’t trodden enough,
And your poems piled up: it’s been long since you shared.
It’s just heart’s outcry, it’s two bosoms half-bared,
Many things left undone half-suspended in air.
Write a line, be so kind, don’t you grudge her a favor,
She won’t mind so much slight and will bear as much,
And won’t read between lines seeing things you don’t care,
Knowing well where to stop, what to ask.
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Posted: Jul 2011
About this poem:
It’s about how we often fail to show proper respect for persons we correspond with, first getting to know each other and then stopping to communicate altogether for no particular reason. We fail to show kindness in writing a farewell letter and explaining in plain words the reason why we make this or that choice. It takes so little time and effort to be kind to a stranger. If we fail in this and treat strangers in such despicable way we fail in major things either, such as love, friendship, etc. and we deserve all the disappointments we have. No reference to anyone in particular, just a general observation.

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Comments (16)

cbsAlexius
I can fully appreciate your poem ma'am. I very much enjoyed reading it even as i seen the ring of truth.
Fellsman
A heartfelt write Marikia: We should all be inclined to act courteously both in affairs of love and lost love...

Very well expressed sentiments.

Best wishes

Bill wine
Xmonaco
Hello Marika,

How true is your though.

The only thing I can say, is that; do we really deserve strangers as friend who just switch off from communicating with us without any apparent reason ?
We all have the right to move on , but only nice person would say " thanks, but no thanks ". It is question of courtoisy.

You are great Marika, that's all what count.

We are all like migrating birds, we fligh, land on a shoulder, stay a little longer, or just fly away.. to move on ..
There is many other birds out there waiting to land on your shoulder and telling you how life is beautiful.

a bientot






danceline cheering teddybear
DaBomb72
So many times ways of heart and mind are so twisted and hard to understand. And often...wisdom is not enough to cope with it.
Disturbing poem, Marikia ! I wish you to be well. Soon !bouquet
niah9
It's easy to believe Marikia, that when several over a period of time repeat the pattern....that maybe you are at fault, but I have learnt recently, that those without backbone, sneak away, or change the format of their message...just enough that reading between the lines, fore warns you.....lets hope that bad deeds and lack of respect catches up with them....karma....but always remember, if this is how they treat fellow human beings, you don't want to be associated with them......conversing niahsad flower
nabii
Meaningful write.
gnj4u
Hi, marikia,
A most meaningful write. Yes, the courteous thing to do would be to drop a last line something to the effect of , "I have determined we are not a match and am moving on." There are a couple of flower responses, under the "Thanks, but no thanks" heading, that say as much. It takes little courage to do that. Anyone who cannot do even that would not be someone with whom one would want to spend the rest of their life!

Real courage and communication ability would be required to actually communicate with the person of former interest "WHY" - and do so in a respectful manner that would not tear the other person down. I think we all would want to know that kind of person.

While poetry involves reading between the lines, in a good way, reading between the lines in a relationship is probably a dangerous thing to do.
steve1223
A very true write Marikia. I think most of us had that happen to us. As niah9 says that we can almost come to blame ourself however it is NEVER our fault. These people lack the decency and common courtesy to just say ... no thank you...how hard is that. You are a beautiful person and don't ever let it get you down because these people are not worth knowing

hug teddybear
country_lady67
hug Marikia, you are a truly lovely person.. don't ever change.. for those who love you the way you are.. those are the ones worth knowing.. bouquet
marikia
Thanks, dear poets, for your thoughtful responses. No, it were your comments that were meaningful in real, filling my words with content. People have to learn how to treat their fellow beings - there's no other way.bouquet
andrew149
Dear Marikia, I hope you will always feel that you have a "Home" here, no matter how cruel the rest of the world may be, Thankyou for the kind and meaningful comments that you find time to leave on my poems.....Andrew...xxxcool
kle76am
Marikia every one in this room knows about that and some of us are quilty of it too....Enjoyed it.....Keep it up. cheers wave
trurorob
Too many take the easy path, but that one is so well trodden that maybe one day it will be impassable. Well said Marikia
rob
agoodguy2have
marika, i understand the poem, and agree with what other commentators have said. bottom line i think, we don't always get to know a mystery, sometimes just have to read another book. best regards, ;-)
pilgrimageoflove
Guilty!
frustrated
purpledragonfly
I like your response to the comments that were meaningful. Very well put. Also very well written marikia. And thank you also for responding with your lovey comment on my poem.hug
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