Stop!!....

This is so sad, Flower. You're a gentle soul, and I hope you haven't been hurt from anyone's words or writing, but it appears that you have.  You're sensitive enough to allow for the possibility that some of those repercussions could come from your own pen.  These are beautiful lines, Flower.  Please don't stop writing!    

Hey Crow my friend......thank you for your touching words as usual.....always an encouragement to me......poetry has made me see and feel many things differently......how it lifts hearts and tears down souls......it's amazing how just a few words of luv or hate can change your tomorrow......I've had mine changed for the rest of my breathing days.....thank you again for bringing your smile upon my page.....xo :)

I have mixed emotions about this poem. Not so much about the facts of the poem, as it is all very true and very well expressed. But I have found that some who need to listen would rather live in denial of what they have become and others love what they have become in spite of the self destruction they have wrought. I've tried reasoning, I've tried caring and loving, offering advice and friendship, along with an ear that will listen and a shoulder to cry on. But still I am handed rejection as they embrace denial. I've seen too many suicides in my life while somehow managing o avoid my own and sometimes I regret not having killed myself any one of the times I wanted to over the past 32 years of misery I've endured. Sometimes the only way to make someone hear your words is to get in their face and shout the facts at them. Sometimes it still doesn't get through but at least I tried. Sometimes silence speaks louder than words, but sometimes it is misunderstood as complacency. To someone depressed and alone, complacency is worthy of another line of coke, a shot of heroine, a blade across the wrist or a bullet in the mouth. I understand what you are saying, but sometimes not even the mountain tops are high enough to shout from when those you care about are loading their weapon for another game of Russian Roulette. Sometimes I wonder how long is too long? How many brains do I have to wash off my walls before I let the walking dead end their misery with finality?

Well, your poem certainly stirred a lot of emotions in me, which is what poetry is supposed to do. It just feels odd to say "great job" when the emotions become a twisted ruin of flesh and blood... jj

Oh JJ.....can't express what your words and insight have made me feel.....I've read it severel times......you've taken this write and brought a view that I didn't feel it brought out.....you're amazing how you can feel so much.....shows how perceptive your heart and soul are to others thoughts.....I wish you had a better view of yourself.....cause you're a wonderful person.....I know you've had your life jumbled around.....you've made it thru situations the rest of us probably wouldn't have.....I admire you soooooo much for still being here and sharing with others.....we truly would be lost without your great words and wisdom that you share with so many here.....thank you for an emotionally driven comment and for sharing your thoughts with me.....always in appreciation....honored by the RL list......xo :)

Sad to know of this n hope you can recover soon...
Don't have any advice becuz I've felt like this myself a number of times...

Hey Poet......I thought many would relate to this.....sorry your one.....thank your for the poetic luv and hugs I feel from you....sending some back your way.....hope you and I heal soon too.....it's been a while for me.....been down many roads since then.....somehow it still creeps thru my soul.....luv and hugs xo :)

Most no longer care about the silent screams and cries for help when it's other people

Kavik my precious friend......I know you know this well and have felt it all your life......things you've lived thru that still haunt you make you the amazing person that you are.....I do still care and hear the screams.....cause some of them I hear within myself.....thank you for your thoughts.....honored by RL list.....luv and hugs xo :)

sad write flower you can have a hug fron me anytime sorry I have just come out of hospital

Hey Glen.....always bring a smile to hear from you......sorry to hear about you in the hospital......here's hoping you stay out of there.....sending luv.....hugs and healing  prayers your way.....xo :)

no words needed for your beauty...

Awe Hash......thank you......you're smile always beautiful upon my page......MAWH!! xo :)

Words can hurt and so can silence.....but you my darling FLOWER, have a powerful pen filled with great emotions. You can move a soul when it's filled with love and make it weep when it's  filled with sorrow. Your pen has helped me smile when I almost forgot how to and I will forever be grateful for it.
Moving ink my dear.

Sexy Lena......I respectively tip my pen to you.....your words have moved me......you've helped me more than I can express.....you listened when my crushed heart weeped.....we shared tears and smiles together......your kindness I will never forget......you're so right.....words and silence hurts more than some know.....more than I would have ever wanted to feel.....thank you for your friendship......sending luv amd hugs your way xo :)

You have a lovely soul, Flower. Let it shine brightly and conquer the world!

Hi Stormiwyndz.....luv your name.....so appreciate your uplifting words and smile you've blessed upon my page.....thank you for the honor of stopping by my way.....xo :)

I couldn't have said that any better, amazing write Flowergirl! Xoxo :)

I'm honored my friend.....I'm glad I came expressed myself well......honored by the RL add on.....thank you xo :)

"do we not hear or feel the pleas of souls
who needs a hug instead of a screaming voice back"
I pray that hugs are abundant to you. Do not silence yourself you have so much to offer.
Quite a piece of work.

Awe Slowgasm.....I'm honored and humbled by your words.....I am silent in many ways now days......this write meant a lot of things to me in so many levels of emotions deep within my soul....thank you for your kind words and encouragement.....luv and hugs sent your your way.....xo :)

This is so deep..."hear the silence of me" I've felt this so many times but never managed to put it into words...fantastic ink as always.

Hey Atarliss......I'm sooooooo sorry I missed this comment......please forgive me.....wasn't ignoring it......thank you for sharing the feelings.....xo :)

You address issues here that are on my mind and weight upon my heart often enough. There is much hurt in words, much misunderstanding. The older I get, the less I speak and the less I write. I hope to be trading quantity for quality.

It is unfortunate that misunderstandings arise and that sometimes people are intentionally hurtful. You might consider that the other person is projecting their suffering and unresolved issues onto you. You know who you are, what you have suffered, what you have to live with and what you have to achieve and overcome.

In our disconnected and dysregulated modern society, there is not near enough compassion. If you ever need a friend, someone to just listen to you, my inbox is open. Your composition is touching and I think you are brave for writing and sharing it. Namaste.

Wow Namaste......thank you for sharing your wonderful thoughts with me......yes misunderstandings come thru our lives.....too many times others don't care enough to talk them out.....they rather just go away and leave behind a precious soul that would have luved them thru it......but they rather leave scars instead!! Yes I do most certainly know who I am.....I've come a long way thru life......poetry has taught me many lessons.....some good......some that will hurt me for the rest of my life......but I press on and keep the light within my soul very near and visible. I'm glad this touched you......thank you for kind words......my pm box is also open to you......thank you my friend.....purple smiles & hugs xo :)