It is amazing how traumatic words and experiences get embedded in our minds. A word or a comment can take your right back reliving that moment as though it was yesterday. I look at words like that to be unexploded mines in our psyche. The problem with these mines is that even though they are triggered, they keep resetting to be triggered again and again. This should remind us of how important our words are to others. Words spoken can be excused, denied, or even forgiven, but they can never be taken back.
Landmines (5-2 Poetry)
Though you’re gone for years
Words remain
In my vast mind field
Unexploded
Waiting for one misstep
One trip
Triggers disruption
Exploding
Scattering Shrapnel
Negative
Memories of you
Long dead
Revive in an instant
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- 5-2 poetry is a new idea for writing poetry, presented by Amaya Engleking, that has five syllables in the first line and two syllables in the second line, repeated as often as needed. Amaya’s blog is Gospel Isosceles. https://gospelisosceles.wordpress.com/2017/12/19/serendipity/
This is beautiful! I had a Sunday School teacher when I was young tell us the spoken word
Is like an arrow thrown. Once you say something, you can’t take it back. I think the lesson was to teach us the importance of kind words.
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Thank you Daine!
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So true.
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Powerful poetry Dwight.
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Thanks I appreciate it.!
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Powerful piece! It truly conveys that our words and actions continue to have repercussions even years later..
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Yes they really do!
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Amazing!
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Thank You for reading!!
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You’re welcome!
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Wonderful. Sad, but true.
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Thank you for reading my post!
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My pleasure.
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Heart-breaking and beautiful. So many loved ones gone.
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Thanks Linda. This was a fictional piece for me!
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