Hurt people hurt others,
I have often been told.
Invisible bruises
can turn warm into cold.
Inflict great discomforts,
somehow cozy control.
Pridefully empowered,
feeds inner darkened holes.
They never imagined
life would end up like this,
pain given to others,
shoves them down an abyss.
When opened eyes can see,
all the heartaches they caused,
Guilt will grasp from within,
force scorn to take a pause.
Once profound aches all stop,
they can find hidden roots,
To expose a dark past,
will make ego fall mute.
As held trauma resolves,
newfound peace, hearts will find.
Empathy for others,
can help this world feel kind.
– Grace Y. Estevez – Reddy
Moonwashed Weekly Challenge #157ā August 22, 2023
Prompt ā Somehow Cozy
This a beautiful poem full of compassion.
Thank you so much, Sadje. Iām delighted to hear you enjoyed it.š
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Strong message. Great piece, Grace.
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a powerful line, and very true too
***Empathy for others,
can help this world feel kind. ***
Thank you so much. Happy you liked it.š
“newfound peace, hearts will find”
always lovely, Grace š¤
Thank you so much, Destiny.š
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Such a great phrase Grace – ‘cozy control’ š
Thank you so much, Angela. Glad you liked it.š
amazing!
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Amen, Grace! Beautiful and powerful piece. š
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Generational trauma breaker
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Excellent take on the prompt Grace. I like how empathy is the fruit of trials in your wonderful reflection.
Thank you so much, Suzette. Glad you enjoyed it, my friend.
A pleasure, Grace. Cheers.
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So much truth in your words Graceš
Brilliant Inkš
So happy you enjoyed it. Thank you so much.š
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You write beautifully as always ā¤ļøš
Thank you so much, Jan. So sweet of you to say. Truly appreciate you.š
Well written! Loved it all, it’s so sad how we can keep hurt circulating around us. Hurt people definitely hurt people.
Thank you so much, Belladonna. Absolutely. So true.š
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A beautiful poem with a great message, Grace! The last two lines are superb!šš
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Such a beautiful poem! Thank you for sharing <3
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Enjoyed the poem very uplifting Iāve felt hurt and pain and inflicted it without knowing I have healed still working on me and allow myself to let go of people who have hurt me and still work in progress thank you
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Pain is an awful master…love the way you wrote them breaking free and embracing empathy ššš Beautiful, Grace! š
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This is an attractive poem. Great work GRACE š
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Beautiful post
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