Pride

Wise and well written advice indeed.

Glad about your amiable comment, Gahdess_Worship. Thank you so much for the read!

I love this Ms Chi, you are no joke and you don't mince words ; )

:-) I'm reduced to silence by your lovely comment, dear Lena! Thank you so much for those wonderful words! I'd like to return the compliment :-). xo

Yea, I agree with Lena you are a tough lil
lady n I for one wont wanna suffer your ire!
:) excellent, powerful spill!

Thanks for your powerful commnent, dear Poe! Honored by it! Well, I tried to switch to the category 'Love Poems' without success. But the responses show that the category Anger seems to fit indeed better :-).

Slap!

Just verbally :-).

It's wise to not waste time twice.  That's how I grasp it.  (but regardless)you have a powerful mind with the penmanship to match it.

You grasped it absolutely right, Pishashee.
Thank you for the lovely words of yours. I'd be glad if you enjoyed the poem :-). It is good to have some fitting words to let off steam :-).

Right on, chi, never sell your pride, sometimes it is all there is left...to hold on to....

Man without pride is worth zip.  
Thanks for your precious opinion, Khadija :-).

firmly stated, Chi, you know the value of pride...

Pride equals love, I think. Without pride you can't be loved. Thanks for your thoughtful comment, John!

I don't know how I feel about
pride, but I think self respect
is at the core of this, at the
centre of survival...

I love the poem...

You are absolutely right, Paul,
we're talking about self respect.
Unfortunately that term didn't fit nicely into the poem :-) but surely it is meant.
Loosing your self respect means loosing your self.
Thrilled that you love the poem :-)!!! Thank you!

Absolutely I agree with Paul, You need to have self respect without it you're nothing. Enjoyed it Chi.

Glad you enjoyed it, xmar82. Self respect is the essence of our lives, I agree with both of you.

Scorched earth will always
contain fertilizer for
future blossoming :-)

Well done, Miss Chi!

That would be good. No regrets just fertile soil for the next relationship.

Fortunately my poems are only ...
poems.

this reads as if it is an affirmation of life...and for both individuals!

This can be read as an affirmation to life for individuals on their own seperate ways. let's agree on that :-). Thanks, Jazz!

Can feel the emotions in this, hope you're doing well. :)

Yes, I am! Sometimes it's tough but futile feelings'll fade sometime.