Drooping Rose
A Poem on Responding When Being Mistreated
if I were to ask you if you've been misunderstood before, you would say yes without a doubt. Why? You're a human being. All of us would have been misunderstood or abused to some degree.
We should never condone mistreatment, but we should respond to it in a positive manner. Were we being misunderstood? Was the person who mistreated us in a bad mood that spilt over into his or her relationship with you? Responding with some empathy goes some way to halting the mistreatment. Escalating it in such circumstances merely ruins what otherwise is probably a healthy relationship.
When mistreatment causes a rose to droop, ressurect it by being calm. Clarify the person's intentions, take some time to listen to his frustration, and offer a little empathy. The rose will lift its head again.
Enjoy these free verses.
Drooping rose
Red colour fades
Drained by rigour
Unnecessary
Drooping rose
Can stand again
In waters pristine
Tranquil
Drooping rose
Rises when
It knows why
Its lovely petals
Wilt
Rose retains
Red blush
With water kind
On its roots
Rose keeps
Red hue
With heed paid
to misshappen
form.
About the Creator
Michelle Liew
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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Comments (1)
. Interesting article! I love it!