the tempest and the shrew
we keep having this conversation
over and over again
and each time I find myself
considering apologizing for things
I may have thought but ever said
she’s a storm
a whirlwind
a truth-seeker without a guide
and whenever the mood strikes her
she dashes back into my life
hotly intense and incredibly refreshing
it’s as if she’s put my passion in a pot
stirring it incessantly
making me say things I would never dare repeat
inside a confessional
eventually things gradually settle into place
and I am temporarily at ease
but by the time morning sets in
the storm has either passed
or is raging again ever so violently
may two thousand eighteen
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This is beautiful.
thank you dear friend
You’re most welcome.
Intriguing, fascinating and a little woven piece of magic that I love.
happy you liked this one, Denise ~ thanks for sharing your thoughts
apologizing for things
I may have thought but ever said
Acute guilt syndrome
Oh yes something along those lines….
Sometimes we do not need to say it… better apologize anyway
hopefully not in most cases but yes on occasion it may be necessary