Do not bombard with
opinionated bigotry
scathing criticism
judgemental claptrap
scamming, scheming, bullying
stealing, lying, breaking
I will not listen
*
Do not bombard with
words of poisoned sweetness
telling me that I should live in fear
just because someone happens
to look different
chooses to
behave differently
believe differently
eat differently
live differently
I will not listen
*
Do not bombard with
gilt wrapped special deals
that take more and more and more
till there is nothing left
but broken dreams
and empty purses
I will not listen
*
Do not bombard with
blustering puffed up egos
false and empty promises
that fail to deliver
or
abusive words and
velvet gloved fists
aimed at
destroying and fooling
the vulnerable and broken
shattering dignity and hope
*
I am sick and tired
of all the of this
*
Give me instead
Peace
Wisdom
Honour
Dignity
Respect
Honesty
Authenticity
Right to be
Heard
Understood
Cherished
To be
Me
ℜ
Written in response to Lady Calen’s Sandbox Challenge 46 – perspective
AND serendipitously I’m honoured that my story
Don’t Give Up has been posted in Dear Hope
An amazing group of young people have created this forum. Please take a moment to go and have a look.
Paul Falcone: Founder, Author, Editor-in-Chief
Hello!
I’m Paul Falcone, a 22 year old college senior who lives in Massachusetts. I’ve been fighting depression, anxiety, and insomnia since I was 13 years old. It’s not easy, nor has it ever been. But I’ve become stronger over the years and every day like to think that I grow closer to accepting who I am with this illness. What began as a class project in early 2015 quickly gained momentum and a following that blossomed into a community of people wanting to share and educate anyone willing to listen about mental health and illness. My mission has become to create a community where people can share stories of hope or pain, triumph or failure, fiction or reality, or anything that relates to any kind of mental illness or struggle. Because the biggest thing to remember is that you are not alone.
And you are loved.
© Raili Tanska
soulgifts - Telling Tales 
Wow, powerful voice and a clear message. Brilliant!
Thank you so much Khaya !
What a powerful, powerful piece! I so echo your sentiments. I also read your post at Dear Hope and left you a not there. You’re a woman of such depth and so many colors. I so appreciate that about you! (And I wish Roberta Allen’s earlier prompts had been half as poignant as the last few have!) {{{Raili}}}
Thank you so much Calen. I am so blessed to have found such a group of wonderful friends in blogosphere. {{{Calen}}}
Yes!
Give Me instead all those last words.
I will definitely LISTEN.
Words Wonderfully Constructed.
Thums Up
Shiva
Thank you so much Shiva 🙂
A wonderful, wonderful post. You never fail to deliver wise words xxx
Oh – and a great shout-out to Paul Falcone. Hasn’t he got a lovely, open face? I’m off to check out his site now.
Thank you so much Jane, I really appreciate it 🙂 I think you’ll find Dear Hope inspiring.
Your not mistaken – the title is great too 🙂
A much needed message for our times. I would like to invite you to link this post at the Senior Salon today if you get a moment.
Thank you Bernadette for your kind words and invitation. I’d be delighted to link it – I presume the Senior Salon is your blog ?
Sorry. I just saw this but I also see you figured it out. Welcome.
Done 🙂
Loved the poem! Perfect for the political climate we are in today. I feel the same way you do, too. I’m sick of hearing all the false promises, uninformed opinions, and lies as well. I just want someone who wants to take care of the country for the people, not for their own agenda. 🙂
Thanks Lisa. I think there’s a lot of us who feel the same way !
Love this Raili!!! Powerful 👊
Thank you Linda. I felt like having a say with some punch !!
So well said! Something that is truly needs to be asserted in this world we live in and perhaps if enough of us joined you in saying, the world would listen! Thank you for saying this for all of us! Jo
This is simply amazing and needs to go viral.
Thank you so much !
Yeah – that says it!!
Hell yeah !