Words As Weapons

Have you not a clue of

the magnitude of the

words you’ve just spoken

to me?

 

Don’t you know of the

devastating effect your

words have carelessly

inflicted on me?

 

You’re careful in other

aspects of your life, but

what about me? I am

your wife!

 

Can’t you for once just

pretend to believe and

grant my feelings a much

needed reprieve?

 

Not a thing hurts me more

than to know you don’t

care, so my dreams I have

chosen to cease to share.

 

And I’ll leave you with a

bit of advice: before you

speak to someone, always

think twice…

 

For words as weapons can hurt

more, you see, than any pain

you could cause someone physically.

Reviews

[Amor-de-angel]

Words can hurt for along time.
Good write and well expressed

[Captain Goldpants]

Well that was an excellent piece of anger management. Knowing the info above and the content of the poem - as well as its calm even feel, one might almost say it is almost passive aggressive?

The last verse finish up is excellent - absolute showmanship (woman) and artistic flourish and beauty beyond the need or duty putting the point home. That ease of grace always shows someone working in the beauty of their true heart and passion. Maybe I'm slipping into my cavalier swordfighting language again, but I've just read about ten other poems by other people before coming back to yours (and not thought of fencing at all!). There is something of the grace and cunning of a swordfighter in the way you write - hence me using the metaphor again.

[Twilight Dancer]

Wonderful and to-the-point message. I am guilty of not always thinking before I speak because I take so much and then like a teapot, I sound off. Words spoken in the heat of the moment are as painful as a double-edged sword and in many cases linger longer than physical abuse. Thanks for the great write and for reminding me to think twice before speaking. ...TD :)

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

This is wonderful as in it speaks for me and many others too i bet..
I don't understand why some men speak to their wives and girlfriends as if they
( the women) have no feelings and the words are supposed to bounce off ..
I like every line of this .. good poem.

Chloe
xoxo

[BrightEyes]

words can cut deeper than a knife and scar the soul instead of the body. so great that you took the time to sit and pour your soul out in writing...bringing some calm to your storm instead of letting loose with the thunder and lightening. in anger it is so easy to speak before letting the brain kick in...excellent write here.

laura

[John Parker]

Scars of the heart and mind......a subject so many of us know well......through out time we look over the scars that are left on our outside....scars in the flesh or even scars inside being bone, muscle or organs.....but, the scars that stay with us each and everyday of our lives are the scars from the words others have inflicted on us......especially when it comes from our loved ones......memories of things from our past always haunt us no matter if they are not at hand at the time......deep down inside we still feel the hurt and the scars that ohters have left on our hearts......I know because I deal with it every day......the hard whippings I took as a kid weren't as bad as hearing over and over again how I would never be anything in my life or that I was a mistake.......pawned off on other family members so that my mom wouldn't have to deal with me........so I know where you are coming from on this piece of work.......

[CarrieLynn {Chameleon A..]

i have been here and can understand where your coming from....great write! :)

[James Mayfield]

It's always hard when your thoughts and dreams are dismissed out of hand by somebody you love. I find that what you've done by writing instead of fighting (wee I rhymed, a poet and didn't know it...wait a tic, somebody told me I wrote poetry...shut up you) is always a great way to vent. It's alot better than sleeping on the couch in any case. Hope I cheered ye up a little. Drop me a line.

[Snow White Queen]

I like it. And I can relate to it, not the wife part, but to the rest. LoL. =D

[Brette Medb]

Words can hurt and leave the deepest wounds but I agree with Zoe the only way to get past them not believing in you or caring about your dreams is to prove them wrong. Great way of expressing yourself : )

Brette

[Beth]

It does hurt when people don't believe in you, or support your dreams. I am very lucky to have found a husband who is very supportive. However, some people never are, and the only way to deal with them is to prove them wrong. :)

You wrote the poem very well, and probably more constructively than simply losing your temper.