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Fire Safety
You have no business telling someone
to calm down
If you are the one that
ignited their fury
That’s like setting a flame
to an open field of dead brush
and then asking the flames
if they mind just quietly
putting themselves out
No, life doesn’t work that way
If you wanted to play with fire,
you should have been more careful
You set the match...
I suggest you get the
fire extinguisher
or pray for rain
to calm down
If you are the one that
ignited their fury
That’s like setting a flame
to an open field of dead brush
and then asking the flames
if they mind just quietly
putting themselves out
No, life doesn’t work that way
If you wanted to play with fire,
you should have been more careful
You set the match...
I suggest you get the
fire extinguisher
or pray for rain
Published 24th Jun 2020
| Edited 8th Mar 2025
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24th Jun 2020 11:02pm
26th Jun 2020 2:13am
25th Jun 2020 2:28am
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25th Jun 2020 2:39am
25th Jun 2020 3:22am
Dear J,
“or pray for rain” wise beyond measure. Many things irritate me but none more than someone saying calm down. It’s offensive and obnoxious and the best way to a punch in the nose after it’s said.
You’ve laid this out splendidly. Great write. H🌷
“or pray for rain” wise beyond measure. Many things irritate me but none more than someone saying calm down. It’s offensive and obnoxious and the best way to a punch in the nose after it’s said.
You’ve laid this out splendidly. Great write. H🌷
26th Jun 2020 2:14am
25th Jun 2020 12:02pm
Yup, no one's feelings should be invalidated. People who tell someone to calm down don't realize it has the exact opposite effect, it makes those flames burn even higher. Even if they aren't the ones who started the problem, in stressful moments it's just an unhelpful statement period, in my opinion. Excellent work.
26th Jun 2020 2:15am
25th Jun 2020 3:58pm
26th Jun 2020 2:16am
That means a lot coming from you. I’ve always gotten I trouble for running my mouth, guess I found an appropriate outlet
28th Jun 2020 12:56pm
Ouch!
Peter Steele once wrote, "Is there no difference between woman and fire??"
The old saying that men are from Mars and woman is from Venus has more truth to it than anything else. Mars is cold, Venus is a raging inferno.
Even the toughest hardest man is nothing to an angry woman. The only flames I'd ever stimulate in a woman are those that lead to fireworks and supernovas in the bedroom. Life's way too short to play around with the other kind.
I'll leave you to cool off for a bit. Its getting hot in here.
XXX
Peter Steele once wrote, "Is there no difference between woman and fire??"
The old saying that men are from Mars and woman is from Venus has more truth to it than anything else. Mars is cold, Venus is a raging inferno.
Even the toughest hardest man is nothing to an angry woman. The only flames I'd ever stimulate in a woman are those that lead to fireworks and supernovas in the bedroom. Life's way too short to play around with the other kind.
I'll leave you to cool off for a bit. Its getting hot in here.
XXX
