A fleeting moment A glimpse of disapproval veiled in silence stayed with me long after you’d forgotten all about it… Today I decide to move ahead shaking you and your views out of my system you do not exist for me as much as I do not exist for you
A fleeting moment A glimpse of disapproval veiled in silence stayed with me long after you’d forgotten all about it… Today I decide to move ahead shaking you and your views out of my system you do not exist for me as much as I do not exist for you
Reena Saxena 
Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you so much!
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A pleasure to read and share your post with followers, Reena! Hope you are having a great weekend!
😊✨👍🌹
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This can be a daily occurrence, someone somewhere will comment thoughtlessly, or even deliberately…
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Beautiful, indeed. Also powerful. Lovely poem, Reena.
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Thank you, Jeff!
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You’re welcome, Reena! Is my pleasure. 😊
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Reblogged this on I Write Her and commented:
Here’s to always taking our power back! RAWR
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Beautiful Poetry Reena… ❤ ❤
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Grateful 🙂
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Very Nice but Lonely Words… 🙂 ❤
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Thank you so much!
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A moment of letting go and moving forward leaving old hurts behind. Bravo
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Thank you, Beverly!
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Reena, I would like the know the story on this one. I know that a casual word from someone can slice like a knife without their even being aware of it. If it was intentional on their part, they will live with the karma generated from it.
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There is no story as such. Parents, bosses, in-laws …there are several people who overtly or covertly express disapproval. It does not matter in the long run.
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Good move on your part. I pray strength and courage for you as you continue on your own journey.
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Thank you, Grace! Amen 🙏
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This is very good, Reena.
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Thank you, Ted!
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This is so beautiful and powerful. At times, it is very hard to let the words that haunt us and hurt us out of our minds, especially when said from someone else. It leaves an imprint quite like a bruise and changes the comfortability we may have once had with that person. It hurts and you capture that feeling evocatively as well beautifully.
The final free lines are perfect. One is finally freed from those wounds. A magnificent piece!
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Thank you so much, Lucy, for reading with focus and sharing your take on it.
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I love the way this poem closes……..it is hard to shake off those old voices. If people knew the lasting impact of their words, they would use them carefully.
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Thank you, Sherry!
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There are ties that we simply need to cut… they just drain us.
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Or behave as if those have never existed.
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Caught the feeling perfectly.
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Thank you, Sadje!
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You’re welcome 😉
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Sometimes it is so necessary and hard at the same time to shake someone out of our systems… but it has to be done. A strong poem.
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Thank you, Miriam!
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We can give so much power to others and their approval or acceptance of us. Words hurt, for sure. Many of the wounds they leave are so deep they can not be seen, but def everyone can see the lasting impact they have on the life. Good job breaking free and taking ownership of life again.
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