Pain and lesson

Just words

                              Pain and lesson

A thousand lessons deep. I learn too late. Hold silence and listen. I lost many upon the road of living. I wished too late. To left brothers with kind words. To stop and pay attention to family members lost in the booze and drugs. Their suicide left empty places in my heart and mind.

I learn too late. The value of words. I wish often to have held silence and left family and friend with better words. Today I wished I called dear father and grandparent more often. I wished I told people I loved. I love them and I was thankful for them.

Hurt and tears are part of us. Few have not tripped over foolish words and actions. Today I don't seek forgiveness. I seek to be a better man. I try to hold silence even when I want to rip someone apart.

Today I do silence prayers.

 Lord of life.
Give me patience.
Make me think before I speak.
Please lord of life.
Give the strength to be kind and know quiet when I want to speak negative words.
Please give me the strength to know love, kindness and forgiveness.
              
                     Coyote/John Castellenas


 

Author's Note

Thank you for reading.

Reviews

[PoeticChico]

there is so much sorrow in this piece. I enjoy the way you express emotion through words. I love the ending, because its all too familiar... Thanks for sharing!
"Please lord of life.
Give the strength to be kind and know quiet when I want to speak negative words.
Please give me the strength to know love, kindness and forgiveness."

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Alex. I appreciate the kind words.

[sandpiper66]

We all have things we wish we would have said...or things we wish we could unsay. We try our best in the moment and forgive ourselves afterward. Great piece.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you and you are right. All of us learn regret and sadness. Just need not to repeat.

[Valentine]

John, one of the saddest things when losing my husband was his body was there but his mind was gone. How much he heard or understood I will never know. Tell people today if you love them. Valentine

[Coyote Poetry]

I believe he knew. Kindness is love. Thank you for reading and the comment dear friend.

[jeannemarie coulter]

so beautiful...i repeat your prayer to the god of peace and understanding...amen...amen...amen...the song and the sing also perfect...thank you...

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you my dear friend. Sometime prayers is all we have.

[jeannemarie coulter]

prayers can keep the wheel turning in a good way...

[Coyote Poetry]

I do agree.