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Offended

Offended is ignorance a lack of understanding silence is not for everyone humans speak and do things different than you or your faction true or untrue or stretch truth what's the worry? stressing over someone else's beliefs takes you away from your own routine offended is a waste of energy needed for nothing causing dangerous sparks within one's mind one's heart one's soul becomes contaminated with preoccupations vengeance breeds furious often unexpected actions of ill-will occur or changes for the worse creep in the shadows of good growing taking over "spiritual kudzoo" none could tame extinguish your dealings with petty rage of another imperfect being's mouth cancer vanishes easier with early detection MOVE ON! or at least learn from your polar opposite

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Date: 9/9/2014 6:44:00 PM
hey, Joey, I'm here doing cancer poems again and I see cancer mentioned in the last stanza of this one. yes, people who get offended are just about the WORST. soupmail.
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Date: 3/20/2012 9:52:00 AM
I agree that being offended wastes time and energy. Such a well written expression of this sentiment. Domo.
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Date: 12/28/2011 6:26:00 AM
I enjoyed reading your wonderful poetry this morning JS. I hope you will continue to write and share your poetry with us. Happy New Year. Love, Carol
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Date: 12/27/2011 1:38:00 PM
Wow, what a write JSLambert! I agree with your entire poem here! To be offended...you need to learn more about the other person's beliefs and where he/she comes from! Great poem for learning from others...Great write! Awesome Work!!
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Date: 12/27/2011 11:27:00 AM
Ahhh,words of wisdom...Very nice! Why doesn't the rest of the world think the same way?
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