Nothing hurts more than a harsh, unkind word
From the mouths of people unnecessarily frank and pert
Insulting others is to be avoided at any cost
Speak one sentence, and then you’re good as lost.
What urges people to tell stories about others?
Why don’t they treat all as sisters or as brothers?
How would they like to hear tales concerning them alone?
Wouldn’t they blame the world, wouldn’t they sigh and groan?
Its no use, my friend, you can never assure man
You can never, ever, gossiping in the land, ban
Man’s good at making a mountain of a mole-hill
Spreading false rumors, and creating ill-will
Ensnared by material benefits the world provides him with
Man, who is, by the urge to win fame, bit
Forgets all his manners – just brushes them aside
And is enveloped in a snake-skin of venom and of pride
Oh, where’s the land of our dreams in which we can take pride ?
Why do people revel in taking others for a ride ?
Why cant we be engrossed in our own joys and sorrows ?
A hopeful, expectant, wait for the morrows
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safina (Pseudonym) (
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Comments1
forgive me, dear Poet
(while I empathise
and absolutely, understand
your Poetry's, perspective..
I still feel, that
more harsh truth's, have saved
and affected a positive change
in people, than mere words
of soothing, kindness..
so i am torn and left grappling
with yet more duality, in existence
see
in some way's, being blunt
and harsh, can become
the kindest interference
we affect, in the life's
of those we care, for
the most..
just as, there are people
in general
who will purposefully use
this fact
as an excuse, to be brutally
truthful
and cause others, undue suffering..
sadly
that's why, we need to cultivate
a calm, centred
part of ourselves, removed
from other's, opinions
a space
where we can anchor our
values and beliefs, in life
so that in such complex
matters, we revert back
to that which we feel
to hold more truth
on a case by case basis..)
hello good day..
i agree that sometimes it is necessary to be harsh to be kind
however i still feel that it should be used as a last resort; one should always be sensitive to other people's feelings, and avoid hurting them if possible. if one can achieve one's goal without resorting to harsh words, why create that negativity and resentment?
life is indeed complex so what i have penned is a general truth - but, by and large, i feel it is more effective to use honey than vinegar to solve a problem...
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