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.
Comments (16)
Very well expressed sentiments.
Best wishes
Bill
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
Disturbing poem, Marikia ! I wish you to be well. Soon !
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.
rob