Don't Be Insensitive
Say It Plainly Challenge
do not fire upon me
do not impose upon my grief
do not compare your own circumstances
Do No Be Insensitive
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how could you compare anything
to losing a child
certainly not a dog
Do Not Be Insensitive
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do not say we are kindred spirits
losing a spouse is not the same as losing a child
or losing a friend
Do Not Be Insensitive
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unless that child was your best friend
you know nothing about what you are talking about
losing a child is like losing a part of yourself
Do Not Be Insensitive
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you insinuate I copy ideas
I write from the heart using my own ideas
I don't need your grief, I have enough of my own
Do Not Be Insensitive
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do you even have children of your own
three others wrote comments that were compassionate
please leave me alone from now on
Please, Oh Please Do Not Be Insensitive
And Please Stay Away From Me
Can I Say It Any More Plainly
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About the Creator
Susan Payton
I love to write in every venue. I am 75 years old and try to make every day count,. I am learning a great deal about poetry on Vocal, and I am glad to be here.
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Comments (2)
I’m sorry you had to write this, Susan. Some people just don’t know how to empathize. But it made a great poem!
This poem is full of so much powerful emotion. I have always cringed whenever anyone uses the phrase "I know just how you feel." Each of our circumstances are different so there is no one person who has gone through the same pain as another. I know your loss is so much deeper than most ever have to endure. I can't imagine the pain of losing a child to a senseless act of violence and then having to hunt down his murderer as you did. You are certainly much stronger than most. I think of your loss often so when I hug my children goodbye, I hold them just a little tighter, a little longer.