Spice Rack - 15. Rejection

One hug,

offered freely,

a simple, warm embrace,

is worth more words than anyone

can write.

Thanks.

That which brings pleasure can also cause pain. Ironic isn't it?

3 hours ago, Defiance19 said:

That which brings pleasure can also cause pain. Ironic isn't it?

Terribly ironic, I agree. Thanks for reading this, and for responding. 

14 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Words have so much power. The ones we love the most can hurt us the deepest. I lived that reality for years longer than I should have. Some damage is irreparable, no matter what we wish otherwise, and, in the end, it really doesn't matter who's to blame. I think it's important you show this other side of the equation in your Spice Rack. My sympathy and my support is all I can offer, dear Parker.   

Thank you for reading this, and for your kind words of support. The hurt and the delight were bound up in one person; my distress unimportant in the big scheme of things. But things don't go as I might want them to, not all the time.

i read this as so as you posted it and i liked it, but like with most things i read, i like to let them marinate and re-taste later. i find the subtleties then. the layers. the pain rings through this and connects. 

Parker, I'm sorry for your pain. It sucks! With that said, our emotions can initiate a better relationship with our poetry.

The dish was lovely in presentation, the aroma divine and yet that morsel left a bitter taste.

1 hour ago, Valkyrie said:

You should post this in one of your collections.  It's so true.   

Thank you, Val. 

1 hour ago, mogwhy said:

i read this as so as you posted it and i liked it, but like with most things i read, i like to let them marinate and re-taste later. i find the subtleties then. the layers. the pain rings through this and connects. 

Thank you  for taking time with this poem. It is not as sweet or sensuous as some of the others, but its flavors are more complex. I am glad it connected with you. 

50 minutes ago, BlindAmbition said:

Parker, I'm sorry for your pain. It sucks! With that said, our emotions can initiate a better relationship with our poetry.

 Sometimes, it seems as if pain or discomfort is a lubricant to poetry. At least it is not a necessary condition.  Thank you so much for your kindnesses. 

41 minutes ago, dughlas said:

The dish was lovely in presentation, the aroma divine and yet that morsel left a bitter taste.

Chocolate is quite bitter in its raw state. Mixed with other ingredients, it is sublime. That doesn't stop the palate from being aware, however. Thank you for enjoying this offering. 

Im not sure what  to say .... youve been very quiet...so maybe im sorry says it best 

tim xxx 

The power to give pleasure and the power to inflict pain.. words can do both.  I will reiterate what other's have said before me:  I am sorry that you were hurt, even if the pain did spawn this beautiful poem  

3 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

Im not sure what  to say .... youve been very quiet...so maybe im sorry says it best 

 

tim xxx 

You need not be sorry - I write about something long past. But your support and kindness humble me. Thank you. 

50 minutes ago, LitLover said:

The power to give pleasure and the power to inflict pain.. words can do both.  I will reiterate what other's have said before me:  I am sorry that you were hurt, even if the pain did spawn this beautiful poem  

I was hurt by someone who I trusted. But that time is long ago, now. Funny how old wounds sometimes twinge, isn't it? That person would never guess he's remembered this way in this hour. Thanks for reading this, and responding to it. 

22 minutes ago, Parker Owens said:

 

I was hurt by someone who I trusted. But that time is long ago, now. Funny how old wounds sometimes twinge, isn't it? That person would never guess he's remembered this way in this hour. Thanks for reading this, and responding to it. 

sometimes those "twinges", grab you by the back of the neck and slam you head down into the table. those who started the twinges, rarely think of them again

40 minutes ago, mogwhy said:

sometimes those "twinges", grab you by the back of the neck and slam you head down into the table. those who started the twinges, rarely think of them again

That, my friend, sounds like a mega twinge. Only my spine does that to me anymore ...

To forgive and forget something that has hurt you deeply. You might think the forgiveness would be the difficult bit but I don't think it is. The forgetting is - either as in forgetting completely, or, at least, rendering the pain in the thought into something different. Bitterness can stay on as an aftertaste for a long time.

On 7/19/2017 at 2:19 PM, northie said:

To forgive and forget something that has hurt you deeply. You might think the forgiveness would be the difficult bit but I don't think it is. The forgetting is - either as in forgetting completely, or, at least, rendering the pain in the thought into something different. Bitterness can stay on as an aftertaste for a long time.

You're absolutely right. Memory can convert events into emotions far more potent and durable than the act of forgiveness. That can be a pity and a burden.