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I Should Have Let It Go

I should have let it go,
   theunkind words they spoke
the phrases unjustly, hurtfully said
   but you know me...
My mind thinks and mulls the words
   over and over again.
They churn like whipped shakes and malts
   until they begin to overflow.
Before realized, they spill over
   onto counter tops and make a mess.
Cleanup doesn't serve me well
   as the disliked stickiness is spread
Soon, everyone around sees and knows
   that thing they said  -
I should have let it go,

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Tim Smith

Date: 7/27/2016 11:36:00 AM

Good analogy ...Sometimes we need to man up and admit that everyone makes mistakes and accept an apology for what it is worth not for what we foresee it to be.