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Self Inflicted

Tongue lashings are bitter
  they hurt and injure
Gnawing at both the heart
  of victim and abuser
With each hostile strike
  both hearts bruise and deaden
Hostility a most deadly poison
  injected as cheeks redden

No word of a lie striking a chord
You live by the sword you die by the sword



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on December 6, 2019 for contest IF YOU LIVE BY THE SWORD THEN YOU DIE BY THE SWORD sponsored by SILENT ONE  -  RANKED 1ST

Copyright © Line Gauthier | Year Posted 2019

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Charles Messina Date: 12/16/2019 4:12:00 PM Great poem, Line. Congratulations on your top win. :) Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/16/2019 4:34:00 PM Thanks, Charles. Most appreciated.

Michael Craig Date: 12/16/2019 11:30:00 AM So very true. Congratulations - Mike Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/16/2019 12:04:00 PM Thanks, Mike. Most appreciated.

Subimal Sinha-Roy Date: 12/15/2019 11:17:00 PM Congratulations, Line on your fine win. So very true. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/16/2019 12:05:00 PM Thank you, Subimal. Most appreciated.

Eve Roper Date: 12/15/2019 7:05:00 PM Congratulations on your win. Hugs Eve Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/15/2019 7:49:00 PM Thanks, Eve. Much appreciated.

Na Na Date: 12/15/2019 5:23:00 PM Well done on getting a winning poem :)~ Lin Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/15/2019 7:49:00 PM Thanks, Gregory. Much appreciated.

Silent One Date: 12/15/2019 4:19:00 PM Yes... you are right.. the tongue can be a treasure or it can be a curse... it can say things, that we can never take back.. this is a brilliant take on the contest.. Congratulations on your first place. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/15/2019 7:50:00 PM For sure - once said words can never be unsaid. Thanks for your inspirational challenge, SO. Most appreciated.

Juliet Ligon Date: 12/15/2019 8:35:00 AM Well done, Line! The tongue can be a deadly weapon. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/15/2019 1:48:00 PM Thanks for your lovely visit and comment, Juliet.

Anisha Dutta Date: 12/10/2019 10:23:00 PM So RIGHT you are. Tongue is the hardest sword to hit. Yet, every action has an equal n opposite reaction. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/10/2019 11:32:00 PM Words of wisdom, Anisha.

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 12/9/2019 10:03:00 AM The tongue was cut out in ancient Greek and Roman history (slaves were often punished by the, tongue, an ear or a eye been removed) an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth says the Old Testament - you live by the sword you die by the sword! The tongue can lash bitterly, and something said, can never be taken back! Enjoyed your so true write Line. Hugs, Jennifer. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/9/2019 12:21:00 PM Sometimes we long for those good old days... till we remember that we might have come up short ourselves especially before we became as wise as we are now. LOL

Gershon Wolf Date: 12/8/2019 12:49:00 PM The tongue s the mightiest sword, for sure! So well-done. Great entry for the contest. Warmest wishes, Gershon Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/8/2019 1:48:00 PM Thanks, Gershon. Much appreciated.

Jenish Somadas Date: 12/8/2019 12:10:00 AM Words cut better than the swords.. Nice poem.. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/8/2019 9:49:00 AM Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Jenish.

Lindsay Laurie Date: 12/7/2019 6:02:00 PM Hello Line ... certainly truth in your verse. The tongue along with the pen can be very powerful weapons - thanks Line - Lindsay Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/7/2019 11:40:00 PM Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Lindsay.

Quoth Theraven Date: 12/7/2019 12:19:00 PM Line, I wonder at the lashing in your Rhyme word choice. Somehow, your compassion shows through to tender the sword's voice. That is simply amazing to me. Well done. -Richard Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/7/2019 11:48:00 PM Thanks for your lovely visit and compliment, Richard.

Caren Krutsinger Date: 12/7/2019 2:14:00 AM You have described tongue lashings so exceedingly well - with the reddened cheeks. Wise one, Line. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/7/2019 11:41:00 PM Thanks, Caren. Much appreciated.

Ann Foster Date: 12/6/2019 10:27:00 PM So much harsh anger... wow... power, pounded into every word... Well written. Ann Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/6/2019 11:21:00 PM Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Ann.

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 12/6/2019 7:20:00 PM The tongue is such a powerful tool, too bad some people don't know when to sip it up lol . Very well done, dear poet. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/6/2019 9:20:00 PM So true, Pixie. Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment.

Sandra Adams Date: 12/6/2019 6:38:00 PM this is powerful...words can be as sharp as any weapon... they can kill emotionally... love this...best wishes in the contest! hugs Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/6/2019 6:47:00 PM Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Sandra.

Aqua Marine Date: 12/6/2019 5:59:00 PM Tongues are swords that can kill the relationship that means tbe most to one..."Self inflicted" title leads to a finality that cannot be escaped from...great take on the theme, Line! Best for the concert! Warm regards, ~~Aqua M~~ Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/6/2019 6:47:00 PM Thank you very much, Aqua Marine. Most appreciated.

Na Na Date: 12/6/2019 4:10:00 PM Nicely done Line. Best of lick in the contest. Thanks for sharing Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/6/2019 6:48:00 PM Thanks, Gregory. Much appreciated.

Heidi Sands Date: 12/6/2019 4:01:00 PM Well done for the contest Line. Powerful :) Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/6/2019 6:48:00 PM Thanks, Heidi. Much appreciated.

Chris Green Date: 12/6/2019 4:00:00 PM Really cool Line and so true. Words are like weapons when used against another but hurt just as bad when echoed back. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 12/6/2019 6:48:00 PM So true. Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Chris.