Speak Softly....a poem from 2010

This I wrote for someone who has often lost their temper.



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Speak Softly


"What did you do to my computer?"
"I didn't do nothing to it daddy".




And so the day begins.
A computer giving troubles, suspicion mounts.



But seriously it could really be true, it's nothing.
Perhaps the computer needs a good defragging or a little more memory.



Or maybe the machine is just a little cold.
I know I'm cold, maybe it's just getting old.



A computer can always be replaced eventually.
Too bad angry words can never be fully recalled.



Take care when you are angry my friend.
Words spoken in haste can never be fully recalled in the end.



Forgetful we may be but words linger in the air.
Frequently circling back, echoing in the mind. Please beware.



Words spoken in haste are so often a waste.
When the heart is verbally torn, there is no recalling paste.



"I didn't do nothing, daddy". So the child says.
"Perhaps the computer is just old," says the daddy.



Recalling soon the days of childhood will be forever lost.
Knowing full well a material item can be replaced at cost.



Today you may be weary.
But choice your words carefully, or tomorrow you'll be teary.



Your child will find he has no time for you.
Having remembered how often you blamed him for some problem for which he had no clue.



It's only a machine, if it breaks, just throw it away.
Old age is not the time for harsh words spoken you'll want to pay.



Look into the face of your child. And see.
Loving you, today, wanting your time. Knowing soon they must from childhood take leave.



Speak softly; remember as a child you once walked.
Too soon, you will be the one wishing for a little time, knowing you have not yet talked.



Too late, your days will end.
Time is short, days are numbered, speak softly my friend.