Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

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Burnt Bridges

I could
Have been nicer
Perhaps
I could
Have reacted kinder

Possibly
I could
Have catered to your moods
More sympathetically
I could have
Would have
Should have

What kind of friend were you
When my word glance or opinion
Were interpreted and judged
In the most derogatory way
With no leeway for justification
White and black no room for gray
No chance for discussion
No option to rephrase or explain

Judge and jury
Crass and fury
Short and simple
Abrupt and superficial
Cold and arrogant
Crude and ignorant

Really
Less and less time
For fake so called friends



AP: Honorable Mention 2025, Honorable Mention 2022

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Tom Cunningham March 3, 2018 at 1:50 PM It's not till you get older and wiser that you see through some of these so called friends, and now thankfully I'm older and wiser and wouldn't give them the time of day. Tom Cunningham March 4, 2018 at 1:35 AM Haha, you're certainly not on my ignore list Line. Enjoy the weekend. Line Gauthier March 3, 2018 at 1:52 PM Thanks for your visit and comment, Tom. I hope you keep giving me the time of day!!

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton March 3, 2018 at 3:41 AM Bin the fairweathers,they are not for you, a sheer waste of time - and time is precious. Excellent machine gun delivery to the fakers and time wasters. Line Gauthier March 3, 2018 at 7:22 AM Thanks, Leanne. And who has time to waste?!

Robertina B. March 2, 2018 at 9:38 PM Bravo!! Another wonderful poem of yours.. Line Gauthier March 2, 2018 at 10:30 PM Thank you, Robertina. Love your visits and comments.