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Stop And Listen So You Might Care And Love

September 28, 2009
By Goldfish BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
Goldfish BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Someday your prince will come. Mine took a wrong turn and is too stubborn to ask for directions.&quot;<br /> &quot;I wish for a better world, where chickens can cross roads without having their motives questioned.&quot;<br /> &quot;Some people put up walls not to keep others out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.&quot;


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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on Nov. 6 2009 at 10:04 pm
CASTROLmatt GOLD, Coolidge, Arizona
14 articles 11 photos 59 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Sometimes you have to take life less seriously to get where you want to be.&quot;

I get it. I really do. It's good stuff. Simple and straight forward. I like it.

Write on.

on Oct. 9 2009 at 12:15 pm
Sumemrdaze SILVER, Puryear, Tennessee
7 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be the fruitloop in a world full of cherrios.

I love the meaning and word useage in this poem. You got your point across very well:) Great job