Miscommunication is a powerful weapon,
a misfire of tongues
causing so much damage
that cannot be undone.
People try to relate to one another
while trying to be discrete.
What is intended to build up
can feel like defeat.
Secrets are hidden.
Secrets are kept.
Secrets are revealed.
Tears are wept.
Apologies are given.
Apologies are accepted.
Sabotage and ruin
are intercepted.
Deep in the soul
where secrets live and die,
there is a disconnect…
a permanent goodbye.
3-14-15
Written by Gail Brookshire
Inspiration:
James 3:1-12 KJV
How prescient- Although the situation in question involved a platonic friendship, my failure to attend to the person, at the level needed, ended with a very tortuous farewell.
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I am sorry for your tortuous farewell. You taught me a new word with prescient.
I pray for you and your relationships. God is so awesome to be able to take care of each one of us wherever we are in the world… all at the same time! God loves you!
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