Like an itch in my psyche,
your insults taunt me.
In truth, am I that abhorrent?
Niggling accusations,
crippling judgments,
peripheral flashes of
forgotten shame…
That and more, you say.
We’ve only scratched the surface.
I really hate the sound of
my own voice.
What Rhymes with Stanza? 
So sad and desperate. You certainly are very good at at engaging emotions.
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Thank you.
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That makes me think it is a good thing an itch is only on the surface. We don’t have to go below the surface.
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It’s certainly best not to at times, isn’t it?
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How is it that one negative can override all the positives? Old judgments still nag after so many years?
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It’s so important to look for the good, because it’s so much easier to see negatives.
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That is for sure.
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That last line hurts and brings in the punches of this negative self talk ~
Thanks for joining us at dVerse ~
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Scratching till we scream… Not always a pleasure for sure!
Dwight
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And even worse when the itch refuses to go away. Pass the aloe vera, please. 🙂
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That will work too!
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So intriguing. I am interpreting this as that negative inner voice that promotes self-doubt (and which I would personally like to excise). Well done!
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I think we all have that voice. It’s just more persistent for some. But best to ignore. 🙂
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sometimes it’s very loud. 🙂
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Yes, it sure can be.
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We’re our own worst critics! Nice poem!
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Thank you. Hopefully I can get back into writing more. Summers get so busy.
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Oh! The trick is never to record it. 😉 Powerful poem.
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Now you tell me. 🙂
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Yes powerfully insightful..
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Thank you.
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oh this is a disturbing poem….and yes….the words of others can go so deep into our psyche. Insults, small negative digs….and sometimes satirical remarks that are meant to be funny but dig…all hard to let bounce off of us or answer back in a positive self-affirming way. A message to all of us….to mind our tongues.
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Yes, one never really knows the power of their words, both positive and negative.
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some things cuts well below the surface of the seemingly simple “bite” …. and it’s like trying to exorcise demons ….
it’s never pleasant to be on the receiving end, or even, to realize, that we too have offered this to someone else,
interesting interpretation of the “itch” … definitely speaks volumes and carries the weight of implications …
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It’s hard to know how our words will be taken by others, and so easy to be hurtful. Very wise to consider before we speak.
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This is so poignant .. our mind often recalls hurtful things done to us in the past/present more than the good. It nags us like an itch.
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It’s more work to hang on to the the good, but so worth it.
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You definitely moved many with this. Your muse is busy. 🙂
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Yes, I’ve been waiting for my muse to get off her butt. Literally!
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We are so hard on ourselves and that self-talk is destructive, even fatal for some. I very much enjoyed this quadrille with the twist at the end.
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Thank you.
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My shrink told me I can be nicer to myself and give myself a break. That advice was worth every penny. Your poem was less expensive, thank you! 😊
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I probably got the notion from my own shrink. And you’re welcome.
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