Difficult work colleague

by Hazel ettridge

Friday 6th January 2017 7:18 am

You scuttle towards me like a Black Widow

And I press myself back against the wall

Knowing that if you touch me I will have to crush you.

My size, my strength, my power appall me

How easy it would be to annihilate all opposition

How much harder to shown compassion,

To bear the pain and wear it lightly.

You place the horns upon your head and turn to face me

You stamp a booted foot upon the ground

Your small and narrow mind charges at my open arms

Collapses against my soft breast

You falter and turn, you retreat and I let you go.

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Louise Hogg

Mon 23rd Jan 2017 20:22

I love the imagery in this poem. clever use of words. I really enjoyed it.

suki spangles

Sun 8th Jan 2017 14:53

Hi there Hazel, Welcome on board!

The comments left here already say it all. I have read this a few times; gets better with each reading. POTW for me.

Cheers, Suki

Hazel ettridge

Fri 6th Jan 2017 18:15

Wow. Thankyou for such encouraging comments.

raypool

Fri 6th Jan 2017 17:26

A lesson for us all Hazel. Turning this situation round takes a lot of guts and conviction. Nicely described and parcelled up to be sent packing. How lucky I've been , always self employed (though this brings other insecurities) !
Rajs comments are a delight too and pertinent.

Ray

Paul Waring

Fri 6th Jan 2017 17:20

Hazel, very enjoyable, powerful stuff and some great lines, too. Paul

Raj Ferds

Fri 6th Jan 2017 07:51

Beautiful Hazel. I've been there before.
But through 'mindful' practice I learnt to take negativity, convert it into compassion and give it back to them. It's great to see the blockages dissolve and the resistances release themselves.

The results are amazing:
"Your small and narrow mind charges at my open arms

Collapses against my soft breast

You falter and turn, you retreat and I let you go".

One cannot fight aggression with aggression.
Couple this with positive affirmations which work on the energy fields around you.

Om Shanti. xx

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