September 1, 2009

Words:

A word loosely dropped, a thought revealed.
Nothing was meant, yet now fate is sealed.
Trust is broken from a slip of this tongue.
This friendship will die to which I clung.
I ask myself how I could’ve been a fool
I meant nothing by it, I thought it was cool.
Now my friend is gone and it’s not the same.
A word thoughtlessly used is not just a game.
It’s too late, for a new scar is across my heart.
I put it there not knowing it would never part.
If it had been only me, I would still feel bad.
Yet the dominoes fall in this world gone mad.
How many friendships will my words undo?
Because of my words left friend number two.
A word loosely dropped a thought revealed.
Nothing was meant yet now fate is sealed.


Copyright ©2005 Ellis William Moore

14 comments:

TALON said...

Words have such power... Losing a friend because of words accidentally dropped is painful. Though when I read "thought it was cool" I get the image of someone spilling a friend's secret and that is definitely a trust breaker.

Snaggle Tooth said...

So easy to lose trust, isin't it?
Some folks take everything too seriously, n should give second chances!
I got unkind adjective

Jannie Funster said...

I like Snaggle's take on second chances. We all mess up occasionally, only human to do so.

Another fine poem

xo

Anonymous said...

I concur. Trust is an easy thing to violate, isn't it. I've been on the receiving end of that more times than I care to count. AND I've been the perpetrator, sad to say. Perhaps we could all learn a thing or two from this poem, Ellis.

JamieDedes said...

My goodness ... you peom so true, Ellis. Well done. Nicely wrought. The pacing is perfect.

Happy Thursday ...

Poem on ....

Lynn said...

Words are indeed powerful. I like this poem and its lament.

Jewel Allen said...

I have a hard time drawing the line between honesty and tact. I'm learning the hard way :-)

bschooled said...

Powerful poem, Ellis. One that I think everyone can relate to in some way.

... Paige said...

man, you said it

i hope this was inspired by someone else's mistake

ER said...

This is really sad Ellis. But you know what, true friends will forgive and return. I hope this is the case with these people.

THUNDERCAT said...

trust is everything to me...once it's broken...I usually don't give second chances :D

Sara said...

Ellis -- This one really hits home for me. Been there; done this.

Remember that ditty about "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me." I learned this isn't really true.

I've been on both sides of this painful word lesson. I have found that learning to ask, and give, forgiveness is the antidote in many cases to this heartbreak.

Thanks for the poem, Ellis:~)

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful poem...I found your site via Jamie and am glad that I did.

desk49 said...

TALON:
Yes a lot of secrets told were in secret but was fun

Snaggle:
But trust should not need a second chance.

Jannie:
And humans hurt humans and everything else.

Tony:
Learn a thing that is good
Learn two WOW

Jamie:
Thanks way to kind
And happy Thursday back

Lynn:
It’d be a lot better if it was not true.

Jewel:
Wow nice to see you back. Was thinking of sending out a S&R to look for you.

bschooler:
Now that is the sad part bschooler that we can relate to it in the first place.

Paige: Paige:
So nice to see you again.
It is a shame for it was inspired by many. At last I too am one

ElizabethR:
Some good friends do some don’t.
Thank you for dropping in.

FALEN:
Remind me not to break your trust.

Sara:
I think every one of us has
Still have we learned to ask and give is the question.

slpmartin:
you have a very nice blog.