Image: Is this What to Expect come 2018? (here)
Liberating the sadness that touched the heart
Extending a friendly hand not overly confident
How to accept a negative response with guts
Always a caution reserved for the gallant
Goodbyes were easy for those who were blunt
Without batting an eyelid and with just a grunt
It tugged at the conscience for the crudely decent
Would avoid where possible a negative affront
Bidding farewell to 2017 could be quite buoyant
Signs were not encouraging to detect a difference
Kerry's at Real Toad's Skyflower Friday - goodbye
Pack full of goodies, Hank. Negative responses are often harder to accept than no response. One might tend to ask, "Are you sure? I place myself with the crudely decent. Lately we have seen many of the suave bare their indecent innards.
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Some things are harder to accept than others, but I always try to look towards the positivity of life and it's situations. Wonderful poem Hank, most thought provoking.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
Goodbyes were easy for those who were blunt
ReplyDeleteWithout batting an eyelid and with just a grunt...
Your commentary on goodbyes is very apt indeed.
They sure look ticked off. The negative can sure pile on as another year comes to a close and one keeps with the negative.
ReplyDeleteQuick and to the point goodbyes are easier.
ReplyDeleteSaying goodbye to 2017? I'm not sure I had time to say hello...
Goodbyes made easily are only for those that didn't connect.
ReplyDeleteI believe in pulling off the bandaid in one swoop rather than gently tugging it. Get goodbye over with. this poem is particularly apt for those of us who jerk off the bandaid.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, when there is not care, no investment, lose means nothing...
ReplyDelete"loss", not "lose".
DeleteSome can take a knife to goodbye and move on. I've always struggled with goodbye for so many reasons.
ReplyDeleteA good resolution for the next year
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