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Stop And Listen So You Might Care And Love
Stop
Don’t speak.
Don’t move.
Don’t blink.
Don’t even breathe.
Listen
Don’t insult.
Don’t threaten.
Don’t lecture.
Don’t even open your mouth.
Care
Don’t gild truth.
Don’t ignore.
Don’t tell her to ‘suck it up’
Don’t even send her fake e-mails of false hope.
Love
Don’t threaten.
Don’t lie.
Don’t show up for two days then disappear.
Don’t even say you love her just to prove a point, or win a fight.
Care
Tell her the truth.
Show her that she means something to you.
Give her words of truthful hope, and guidance.
Please, give her something to prove that she is worth saving.
Listen
That means holding your tongue.
That means not switching the conversation to you.
That means not trying to analyze ever word she says.
Please, trust that she knows what she’s doing.
Stop
Being so hard on yourself.
Making up problems obviously fake.
Talking to her about people she would rather forget.
Please, take time from your oh-so-busy day and
Stop
Listen
Care
And Love
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Favorite Quote:
"Sometimes you have to take life less seriously to get where you want to be."
Write on.