As a people-pleaser
who never wanted to
hurt anyone,
it stuns
and pains
and saddens me
to know how badly
I’ve injured
and pained
and scared
those I cared about
the most.
Tag Archives: hurting
Her Mother’s Life, Redux: Haiku Lament
Reading her Mama’s
life, I see why she fears. I’m
her Daddy, redux.
Move Past Your Pre-Miracle Phase: Haiku
When folks keep you down/
in your pre-miracle phase,/
look to God and live.
Big C On Death’s Creek Healing
We live on Death’s Creek
where folks get sick. Should we leave?
Or work to heal it?
Childhood Memories: Haiku
So many of my/
best memories feature you./
I wish to make more.
Miss Feeling: Haiku
When you write about/
feeling bad, you miss feeling/
all God’s joy and peace.
Getting Insulted: Haiku
It’s easy to get/
insulted. You just decide/
that you want to be.
Women Witness Past And Present: Haiku Lament
Women stand in my
past and now, witness to my
dumb interference.
Unsolicited Ideas Offered: Haiku Lament
I’ve offered thoughts,
unrequested. If it’s not
my business, why speak?
Do I Wallow, Or Speak Truth: Haiku Lament
Do I wallow? Or
do I just keep getting taught
truths of how I’m dumb.