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Okay (my least favorite word)
Okay ... ?
No it's not "okay"!
It's not even good
Otherwise I wouldn't be yelling to the point
where I'm about to shit my pants ...
Hell
Don't even speak because I don't want you
mistaking this for a conversation.
Just get him what he needs.
Okay ... ?
No I'm not okay with it.
You know I hate her in my house
but you put her in my face anyway.
I'm going out, is that "okay" with you?
Okay .. ?
I just got blindsided by a kid who was texting
My airbag broke my nose and I'm spitting blood
But you ask if I'm ...
How about you stop videoing with your cell phone and call me an ambulance?
Okay
That's what they told my brother when he was first diagnosed
Just follow your pill regimen they said
Then some asshole hiked prices by 5,000%
At his funeral
Someone asked me if I was "Okay"
Why ask
If you're not prepared for the truth,
okay.
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Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
31st Dec 2015 10:14pm
Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
2nd Jan 2016 12:46pm
Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
31st Dec 2015 10:44pm
I seem to have misplaced my filter, i mean what I say. I've pissed many people off. Ask a stupid question, best be prepared for my answer. Loving the grit! SURVIVOR➰
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Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
2nd Jan 2016 12:47pm
Better pissed off than pissed on - a friend of mine used to say.
Thanks for checking this out.
Salud
Thanks for checking this out.
Salud
Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
3rd Jan 2016 00:49am
Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
1st Jan 2016 00:11am
Oh..Lobo..
It's not even good
OtherwIse I wouldn't be yelling to the point
where I'm about to shit my pants ...
Here..
I was laughing..
And then fast..i wasn't..
Shit sucks..a sack of asses.
And yeah..no crap..some of it is juuust not..
Ok.
Great ink darlin..
Love and Gappy Few Years
Jen
It's not even good
OtherwIse I wouldn't be yelling to the point
where I'm about to shit my pants ...
Here..
I was laughing..
And then fast..i wasn't..
Shit sucks..a sack of asses.
And yeah..no crap..some of it is juuust not..
Ok.
Great ink darlin..
Love and Gappy Few Years
Jen
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Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
2nd Jan 2016 12:49pm
Thanks for always dropping in to check out my madness ...
You enjoy yours too ... That really goes without saying.
You enjoy yours too ... That really goes without saying.
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Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
2nd Jan 2016 12:49pm
Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
1st Jan 2016 10:33pm
So true .... When people ask me if I'm ok I know the only answer they really want to hear is "yes" ... but if you need to ask someone that the answer is usually much more complicated :(
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Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
2nd Jan 2016 12:56pm
You hit it on the head!
It's probably one of most socially inappropriate questions and the most inappropriate moments (Are you ... ?)
Yet we all politely confirm.
... I'd rather hear, "I know you're hurting, so what do you need me to do ... ?"
It's probably one of most socially inappropriate questions and the most inappropriate moments (Are you ... ?)
Yet we all politely confirm.
... I'd rather hear, "I know you're hurting, so what do you need me to do ... ?"
Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
1st Jan 2016 10:45pm
Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
2nd Jan 2016 12:57pm
Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
1st Jan 2016 11:49pm
I enjoyed this read Lo...
And I'm reminded of the times I've been asked that question and I've gone 'yes' through clenched teeth and a look that I'm told says a thousand words that are not kind ones...apparently ... lol ;)
And I'm reminded of the times I've been asked that question and I've gone 'yes' through clenched teeth and a look that I'm told says a thousand words that are not kind ones...apparently ... lol ;)
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Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
Kate you are not alone ... We all fall victim (or victimize) to that inane question.
Thanks for commenting.
Thanks for commenting.
Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
2nd Jan 2016 3:57am
Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
2nd Jan 2016 1:02pm
That's truth for you ... Enlightening in one breath - demoralizing in the next.
Thanks for reading - it's always appreciated.
Thanks for reading - it's always appreciated.
Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
2nd Jan 2016 1:01pm
To be or not to be ...
However; a lot comes with that word and I stand in agreement with you ( least favorite)..
You have to be ready to handle the wrath behind simple shadowed okays !!
I appreciate this write and thank you so much for sharing .
However; a lot comes with that word and I stand in agreement with you ( least favorite)..
You have to be ready to handle the wrath behind simple shadowed okays !!
I appreciate this write and thank you so much for sharing .
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Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
2nd Jan 2016 1:06pm
The word itself (and the question preceding it) is a symptom of insensitively and conformity ... One day we'll learn.
Thank you for your comment.
Thank you for your comment.
Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
3rd Jan 2016 2:15am
Okay, I read this piece of magic
with undivided attention and passion. No surprise there. I was hooked from the first stanza
....?
Wonderfully weaved Lo
with undivided attention and passion. No surprise there. I was hooked from the first stanza
....?
Wonderfully weaved Lo
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Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
3rd Jan 2016 6:42am
Wow! I'm deeply flattered you consider this "magic" ... I was venting like hell; but thank you all the same.
Salud.
Salud.
Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
3rd Jan 2016 5:19pm
ha....like 'how are you today?'...a loaded question
sarcastically ask them in return
'would you be ok with the truth?
heh heh...
speak it bro
sarcastically ask them in return
'would you be ok with the truth?
heh heh...
speak it bro
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Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
4th Jan 2016 10:49am
love the flip question you pose!
I'm gonna try that one day ... At work no less.
Salud
I'm gonna try that one day ... At work no less.
Salud
Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
3rd Jan 2016 9:25pm
...Hey Lobo, the way you venting in this ink almost comes off as sarcastic stand-up. I might be reading it wrong, not sure but I don't think that was your goal, especially with someone passing in this potent ink. I do know that people just don't know what to say and the word 'okay' becomes a safe word. I actually wish they wouldn't say anything to me, just hug me and walk away, it works better than words.
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Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
4th Jan 2016 10:43am
Yeah I was venting on a lot here ... Like the way people instinctively pull out their cellphones to video a situation rather than - Help!
The pharmaceutical company that raised new drug prices by 5000% for their medication for AIDS patients ... Hope the Board burns.
... On a micro level - you're right a simple HUG, and maybe "I love you, tell me what you need," - would do so much more than that dreadful question of "Are you ... ?"
The pharmaceutical company that raised new drug prices by 5000% for their medication for AIDS patients ... Hope the Board burns.
... On a micro level - you're right a simple HUG, and maybe "I love you, tell me what you need," - would do so much more than that dreadful question of "Are you ... ?"
Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
4th Jan 2016 2:55am
Oh, I've had similar rants in my head so many times....! I get so tired of telling people I'm "fine", but when they ask the question at the most inappropriate time, or they aren't a person I really want to share with, what the hell else am I supposed to say??
Honestly, it's one of the main reasons I write poetry. To say the things I can't.
Great write - thanks for sharing.
Honestly, it's one of the main reasons I write poetry. To say the things I can't.
Great write - thanks for sharing.
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Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
4th Jan 2016 10:46am
Good to know we're not alone on this ... And maybe just maybe that's the job of us poet types ... to change the norm by finding the insanity of what's accepted.
Thank you for taking the time.
Thank you for taking the time.
Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
12th Jan 2016 9:58pm
Okay. Fine. Two most hated words for me. Clearly I'm not okay. And "I'm fine" is the most used line that is more than half the time a lie. Great poem. Definitely relatable. And god to the jackass that sees your injured and would rather ask stupid questions and record. Fuckin idiots
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Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
13th Jan 2016 1:21am
You're so right about "fine."
"No I'm fine." Or "... It's just fine" is usually emotional code for things are shot to shit, but I'll suck it up (sadly).
Thanks for reading.
"No I'm fine." Or "... It's just fine" is usually emotional code for things are shot to shit, but I'll suck it up (sadly).
Thanks for reading.
Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
These OK people are just being polite, Lobo, they couldn't give a flying fuck about your emotional status!
Aussies have developed the perfect response to any question personal or the rhetorical okay Q&A, which is the anti-intrusive and automatic defence response: "Not Bad!" [which translate in English to, "mind your fucking business."]
Like these interjecting rambling stanzas how they throw the reader into a barrage of conflict. Intense and powerful write, brotha.
Aussies have developed the perfect response to any question personal or the rhetorical okay Q&A, which is the anti-intrusive and automatic defence response: "Not Bad!" [which translate in English to, "mind your fucking business."]
Like these interjecting rambling stanzas how they throw the reader into a barrage of conflict. Intense and powerful write, brotha.
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Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
Anonymous
3rd Feb 2016 4:11am
it is the worst possible word of all time. sometimes when i hear someone ask if i'm okay, i just want to start throwing punches.
this has piss and vinegar running through it. well done.
this has piss and vinegar running through it. well done.
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Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
3rd Feb 2016 11:03am
People say "love" is an abused word but at least there are pleasures layered in there somewhere ...
"Okay" just signals resignation in my mind, and there's little joy in that ...
Thanks for the read
"Okay" just signals resignation in my mind, and there's little joy in that ...
Thanks for the read
Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
Anonymous
3rd Feb 2016 2:35pm
Resignation is exactly what it conjures up.
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Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
25th Feb 2016 3:25am
okay is a four letter word....and should only be used as such...it is a sign of passive indifference....well written statement!
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Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
25th Feb 2016 11:37am
Glad you enjoyed my commentary/rant ... Thanks for read and commend ... Much appreciated.
Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
Anonymous
31st Aug 2016 10:19am
I read this over and over. It has changed me. I don't know why. It just has.
Peace Poet ...Trish
Peace Poet ...Trish
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Re: Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
1st Sep 2016 2:53pm
Hopefully a change for the better ... We all need better in our lives.
I always tell my students ... "Don't write "nice" and "good" ... Tell me about Awesome and Great!"
Find your GREAT ... because you're already AWESOME Trish!
I always tell my students ... "Don't write "nice" and "good" ... Tell me about Awesome and Great!"
Find your GREAT ... because you're already AWESOME Trish!
Re. Okay (my least favorite word)
23rd Sep 2016 12:17pm
How did this this one slip by without me seeing it ?
That's not okay mofo
Awesome, raw and in your face just the way we love it from you Lo
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That's not okay mofo
Awesome, raw and in your face just the way we love it from you Lo
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