
"Twisted"
My life has been riddled with statements totally misconstrued. Controversial conversations seem to suffer the most scrutiny, often to my detriment. Even the most articulate types are misinterpreted. It’s a shame that words can be so twisted.
I carried a lot of anger in my twenties, where my thirties were more pensive as I savored the search. My forties were a spiritual overhaul, reflective and peaceful. Now in my fifties I feel more perceptive. I’ve surrounded myself with kind, loving well meaning people. I choose to believe they all express themselves from a place of good intention. When there is a question of their intention, I immediately dissuade the thought, giving them the benefit of the doubt. Knowing they would never purposely hurt me. It’s inevitable that I feel wounded at times, but mostly because I am misunderstood, or dealing with my own issues that need assessment. That’s when I implement change and growth.
Of course we all have dealings with Mr. and Mrs. Grumpy pants. Hopefully they aren’t our friends. Some people are intentionally mean spirited. I effortlessly recognize those with an angry demeanor hiding behind their contemptible humor. Regrettably that was my only mode of protection in the past! For the most part I like to think those select people in my life, all have incredibly good intentions!
Poetry Thursday
I carried a lot of anger in my twenties, where my thirties were more pensive as I savored the search. My forties were a spiritual overhaul, reflective and peaceful. Now in my fifties I feel more perceptive. I’ve surrounded myself with kind, loving well meaning people. I choose to believe they all express themselves from a place of good intention. When there is a question of their intention, I immediately dissuade the thought, giving them the benefit of the doubt. Knowing they would never purposely hurt me. It’s inevitable that I feel wounded at times, but mostly because I am misunderstood, or dealing with my own issues that need assessment. That’s when I implement change and growth.
Of course we all have dealings with Mr. and Mrs. Grumpy pants. Hopefully they aren’t our friends. Some people are intentionally mean spirited. I effortlessly recognize those with an angry demeanor hiding behind their contemptible humor. Regrettably that was my only mode of protection in the past! For the most part I like to think those select people in my life, all have incredibly good intentions!
Poetry Thursday
Twisted Words
Sometimes words get twisted
Contorted and confused
Misconstrued in translation
Edited and abused
Sometimes words conveyed
Are too obscure to surmise
So the callous recipient
Crafts a futile scrutinize
Sometimes intention of honor
Gets twisted in a maze
Leaving the receiver to choose
How to navigate the haze
Rejecting good intention
With gauche frivolity
Lessons vanish with little care
Suspending union quality
It’s a choice to examine words
Controversially conveyed
As words of mighty purpose
Or as words that shed dismay
Surrounded with devotion
Accepting only good intention
When misgiving knocks
Deny the intervention
Words twisted and disabled
Need a positive position
Maintain your good intention gauge
With a joyful disposition
Sometimes words get twisted
Contorted and confused
Misconstrued in translation
Edited and abused
Sometimes words conveyed
Are too obscure to surmise
So the callous recipient
Crafts a futile scrutinize
Sometimes intention of honor
Gets twisted in a maze
Leaving the receiver to choose
How to navigate the haze
Rejecting good intention
With gauche frivolity
Lessons vanish with little care
Suspending union quality
It’s a choice to examine words
Controversially conveyed
As words of mighty purpose
Or as words that shed dismay
Surrounded with devotion
Accepting only good intention
When misgiving knocks
Deny the intervention
Words twisted and disabled
Need a positive position
Maintain your good intention gauge
With a joyful disposition
