Silence
Sticks and stones may break my bones but your words can never hurt me.
So cliche' wouldn't you say?
Now that I am older I know better; words hurt more than sticks and stones would.
Why would I care what others say about me?
It's a legacy I'm trying to leave behind standing in good graces.
I want to be spoken of with good intentions and a hope of good spirits.
How could you envy me with grousome hatred; when you barely know me.
Throw everything you got at me, but please be silent when you have thought to speak about me.
I have no kind intentions to be your friend so me being me' and remembering the sweet teachings from the years before my time -If I don't have anything nice to say don't say it at all.
You should practice the same.
M.C. Newberry
Wed 29th Jul 2015 02:38
An interesting position is taken in these lines though
I'm not sure, for example, that WOL criticism I read is directed at the author of a poem as much as towards
what is written and the understanding (or
misunderstanding!) of its meaning or intent.
Posting poetry need not allow responses on WOL.
But if allowed, is reassuring praise to be valued over
constructive comment - as distinct from "gruesome hatred" and other worthless attacks, of course? Confidence in carefully crafted work must be its own reward for the simple reason that aiming to please
can never be the sole purpose of a poet with
something to say.
You can only do your best. Let that suffice and be
content.
Good luck!