TO ONLY GROW

 

 

Newsflash,

bulletin,

SOS...

I didn't learn my lesson from the last time...

So, you will repeat this folly

until you get it right

said Fate.

 

Wake up,
look alert,

It's what it is...
Be sure they are done with the last one they loved

before they let you love them....

Should have seen it...

said The Brain.

 

Sleep now,
bow your head,
rest a while...

All that you give - is all that you get
it comes back time and time again...
The Lesson repeated
said Kharma.

 

 

 

 

KATH NEHLS      5/21/08

 

 

Author's Note

Clarification - "Be sure they are done with the last one they loved before they let you love them"
Have had a problem with men being hung up on the one that got away... to the point where they have you reeled in and then oh, I think I still love her.....

Reviews

[Creepy Swine Guy]

Although I like the device of one having a conversation with Fate and with their brain, and I get the basic premiss that the narrator was hurt somehow, I find my self a bit unsure of how to interpret these lines:

"Be sure they are done with the last one....
before they let you love them...."

I never claimed to be the sharpest knife in the drawer.

[Spoken]

Should have seen it...
said The Brain.

I liked these two lines. To me I think of the brain saying "should have seen it" to the heart.. often we wonder if we should listen to our heart or our mind. We do crazy things for love.. even things that leave us saying "it'll be different this time" the famous last words, lol. Great piece my dear!

[Donald Meikle]

One thing I've learned about fishin' darlin' until you taste them there's no knowin' The biggest aint necessarily the best. But fishin' got nothin; t'do with lovin'

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Awe love the philosophical points here... it is true that you must give to get and wrong doing will eventually catch up to you... Very well expressed!!

[A.J. Smith]

Oh, Kath, I feel your pain in this piece...and frustration. This is a wonderfully constructed poem, very clever, witty, with even a touch of ironic humor (which is a good sign). I know this sprang from pain. It seems so obvious that we should learn from, not repeat, our mistakes; yet, who among us hasn't been so blinded by our heart, so willing, so wanting, to believe that, this time, it is different? How can you ever really know in advance, or in time to avoid pain, that a man is over his past relationship (at least completely free of it and over it enough to move forward in a healthy way) until you get close enough to see the often subtle signs? By then, you're close enough to get hurt. I think this is inherent in allowing ourselves to be vulnerable. I think it's great if you can, truly, identify this issue early; but the truth is you may not be able to. Don't beat yourself up...you've been hurt enough. I'm sorry for your pain, Kath. I know the right Love will come to you, and it will be wonderful. Be open to it, my friend.

[Jacqueline]

Ah...sometimes the hardest lessons to learn are the ones you receive from yourself (if that makes sense!) Lol! This is a true 'you live and you learn' situation and I smiled and shook my head as i read, ruefully of course ;)

[April Child]

This is quite brilliant and scary and brilliant! I mean the thought of repeating the same mistakes, that's scary and well also insane.. repeating the same behaviour expecting a different result = insanity. And the wake up, that's scary too, I mean it's an easy mistake to make right? Thank goodness for karma, at least you can get a little back of what you put out there. I love this Kath, its so original and so spot on! Great poem.

[Murphy]

Oh, this is very clever... love the format, the dialogue. Reading the Creepy Blue Guys comment and raising an index finger in the air... careful, dude - it could happen to you! Very nice, Kath.. again, I love the dialogue... nice work.