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Reach You have no poetry in your heart No appreciation for art You were born looking backwards from the start Even tiny whispers tear you apart You blow to and fro with the slightest wind you think of stuff but never begin Is it my sin that makes your heart thin it looks so substantial yet it's made of tin I press a little you push back hurting you not my intention still you think you're under attack I wish I could remove that monkey from your back But he's holding on to tightly with his hands gripping your sack Others have left you lost and all alone You insist on being on your own I know, I know some hurt goes deeper than bone Tin sounds like thunder when you bang it with stone You think it's better to scare them away so how can you or them atone You sad lonely little man apologize, reach for the phone!

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Lisa Ricci

Date: 6/12/2017 3:39:00 PM

Good Evening Richard. Reach indeed. I found this entry very expressive. You allow the reader to pause think and yes reflect on the past. Your words are a reminder for us all to forgive communicate move on and yes live. I have to say your entry read so well that the rhyme was never forced or never got in the way of delivering your thoughts. Well done in its entirety.

Keith O.J. Hunt

Date: 4/23/2017 11:35:00 AM

A great and meaningful poem Richard; my best friend and I twice did not talk for years when we were younger ---- I twice picked up the phone ---- when we talked it was as if we never had a problem ---- wasted years of our friendship for nothing. Now we don't argue; when we feel it coming we change the subject. Now we're brothers for life:-)

Chris Hagy

Date: 4/19/2017 7:14:00 PM

Excellent, well thought write Richard :) Emotional scars...so hard to let go, but eventually we have to reach for something else besides the pain.

Chuck Melugin

Date: 4/14/2017 2:06:00 PM

Richard, This is a great write as usual. Regarding hurt, some folks like to stew in a big bucket of it. That approach, digs a deeper hole and makes reconciliation next to impossible. Upon receiving no results, shouldn't they ponder changing strategies? If the horse you're riding is dead, for goodness sake...Dismount!! My best to you, chuck

Mama Bear

Date: 4/13/2017 9:15:00 PM

sometimes no matter how you reach out the other person will not respond because they would then have to feel something they can not give in to doing Fear of being equal and not superior to the other person stops that person from taking the had offered They miss the point and both are losers at the same time Very sad but a reality too often This one calls for a 7 in my book Love Mom

Afolabi Muideen

Date: 4/13/2017 12:26:00 PM

If mind could be opened to see the thought of others who have positive thought to us, we will be opportune to know someone who stands by us and not takes such a person wrong. Thanks for sharing this gem.

Doug Vinson

Date: 4/12/2017 11:44:00 AM

Whoa, Richard, well done! Scary in its accuracy - you are a wise observer of human tendencies and possibilities. Somebody says something, somebody else takes offense, retorts, anger flies back and forth like a ping-pong ball. My dad's neighbor has not talked to a sister for over 40 years, and they live less than 2 miles apart. Nobody will give in, nobody will give an inch. And nobody can stop death coming for both.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 4/12/2017 9:49:00 PM

So true Doug, it is sad because in the end they usually have regrets. Often people don't even remember why they were even upset. Thanks for your thoughtful visit.

Eileen Manassian

Date: 4/12/2017 8:58:00 AM

If the relationship is important...SOMEONE must reach for that phone. Great write, Richard. If it were me...I'd reach for the soupmail. :) Hugs, dear. I've missed you

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 4/12/2017 9:51:00 PM

I have been reading and commenting on your poems. I was wondering if you were away. It's good to have you visit. Hugs Rick.

Charlie Smith

Date: 4/11/2017 11:51:00 AM

Sometimes the slightest thing can cause the greatest harm "Tin sounds..." great line, well done Richard...

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 4/12/2017 8:29:00 AM

Thanks Charlie.

Freddie Robinson Jr.

Date: 4/11/2017 8:00:00 AM

Pure communicative genius this poem is, Richard. Exceptional levels of cognitive thought. And of course, as always, your perceptive humanity shines through with grace and honesty. Yet, let me be one to stand from the crowd and tell you my thoughts. I believe when you try to nudge someone to explore their dormant abilities, to uncover and nurture their hidden skill ... they resist. They've grown comfortable w/lazy anonymity. Your poem illumes this quite well. Great poem. Love always.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 4/11/2017 8:15:00 AM

Yes I agree, usually fear, shame and hurt lies at the core. Sometimes the prayers and love of one person can cause these walls to crumble and reveal the magnificence beneath the surface.

Freddie Robinson Jr.
Date: 4/11/2017 8:03:00 AM

The line ... you think of stuff, but never begin illustrates my point in the prior comment. A potent poem w/much depth of thought. Much love to you.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/9/2017 5:36:00 PM

It feels like you are writing this to someone you know well and hoping he would apologize for things affecting you both.I think we have all known this person at least once in our lives. It's so sad they can be this way. A wonderful and sincere poem.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 4/11/2017 8:19:00 AM

Thanks Andrea, sometimes other people sometimes ourselves. This was not about an individual person but rather a combination of experiences and dissapointments. I have also had many wonderful surprises. I do feel bad for people who hold onto hurt.

Arthur Vaso

Date: 4/8/2017 9:33:00 PM

I came to read this again! I just have to say, one should always have an appreciation for Art!!!!! n'est pas? :) Well I keep telling people that anyways!!!

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 4/9/2017 12:44:00 AM

Thanks Arthur ;0)

Lynn Marie

Date: 4/8/2017 4:56:00 PM

A wonderful heartfelt write Richard that conveys the importance of contact and how devastating silence can be. The 'Fear of..' is tough to overcome yet love, kindness and understanding can heal and restore magnificently. An insightful piece a great pleasure to read. lynn xx

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 4/9/2017 8:43:00 AM

Thanks Lynn Marie, a much appreciated visit and comment.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 4/8/2017 12:57:00 PM

- It hurts when friendship and love does not get through, even if we try the best we can - A deeply moving poem, Richard - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 4/9/2017 9:07:00 AM

Thanks Anne-Lise.

Darren White

Date: 4/8/2017 12:12:00 PM

This touches me deeply..."Tin sounds like thunder // when you bang it with stone" That is such a beautiful line. Painfully true.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 4/9/2017 9:08:00 AM

That's my favorite as well.

Arthur Vaso

Date: 4/8/2017 11:07:00 AM

This sure reached my heartstrings, so wonderfully said!

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 4/9/2017 9:10:00 AM

Thanks for the double visit Arthur. Much appreciated.

Sheila Sacks

Date: 4/8/2017 9:54:00 AM

I love your very expressive poem, Richard, but if this is about you, I'm dying to know if you did indeed reach for the phone...? Hugs, Sheila

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 4/9/2017 9:09:00 AM

No, not about me. You know us Canadians, we're apologizing all the time. *lol*. Thanks for the visit.

Constance La France

Date: 4/8/2017 9:21:00 AM

Richard, wow this speaks to a thousand lost relationships and friendships where someone just will not pick up the phone and say that simple word sorry. I had such an experience recently, and in the end, my friend with far too much pride, said, SORRY, that was big and of course I accepted the apology.Because to me it takes courage to admit wrong.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 4/8/2017 9:42:00 AM

Sometimes even when we are not at fault an apology can be restorative. Good for you that you are not one to hold grudges.