Lady in Red

Dear Reader:

I commented on a piece; someone else got hurt. And I do not know where to go with this. I feel like we should all be able to say what we want here and that we should not flame anyone for words that we did not want to hear. But I accept responsibility for not seeing how deep this would reach and I offer this brief poem as an apology.

KD

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Do I congratulate myself?

I spoke fast, made a rash decision

on the emoji culture we live in.

And you got hurt.

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Do I stop myself?

If I live long enough to give

a slap to my conscience,

I will still feel bad.

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Do I continue here?

I cannot end with a friend

who is an erythophile

and a point of hope.

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Do I say even more?

There is fire, the heat you inspire

as I try to find the right words

to say it all.

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