Friday, September 30, 2011

Punishment


 
Photograph courtesy Tess Kinkaid, Magpie Tales


The hardest rain
Can never cleanse me
Of the harm
I have done you

I stand with 
Arms open wide  to take
Whatever  punishment 
You decide is mine

I am here
You can come my love
To pronounce my fate
Which I'll accept



Barbara M Lake  ©
Trinidad WI
Sept 2011

14 comments:

  1. I think of recognition, self-forgiveness, and justice.

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  2. Rather dark. Leaves one wondering what you believe you have done so wrong.

    The image is very nicely penned.

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  3. Your interpretation of the photo is spot on ... I look at her body language, colors of the image and I see what you saw - though I could not have written it as well.

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  4. Great words. Thank you for stopping by High Heels and Hot Flashes. Be sure to stop back by on Oct 3rd to read Kim Wright's story.

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  5. What could have been that bad that could not be compromised! Conciliatory overtures would mend easily! Beautifully presented Ella!

    Hank

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  6. Hi Bee . . There is a tiny typo in your Linky URL, which prevents it opening the post, although I guess most viewers will see what's wrong.
    You have entered " . . . blogspot,com" not " . . . blogspot.com" You'd think Blogger would put that right for you! Stoopid Compooters!

    That's a lovely contrite poem . . but I don't believe you'd harm anyone.

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  7. Who could not accept an apology as beautiful as this?

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  8. I must agree with Miss Tess..

    Nice take!

    JJRod'z

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  9. Thank you everyone - have not been around a great deal but appreciate all comments very much.

    Forgive me if I haven't been to your page. A great deal going on work wise and other projects. I will blog about a group I belong to called The Jericho Project here in Trinidad whose aim is to help all orphans and underprivileged children. We are also in the process of organizing a massive 12 hour concert here in Trinidad which may well go out world wide. It's called 'Concert for Somalia' and takes place in December before which we are having a telethon.

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  10. This is a wonderful poem, Bee, and it acknowledges that eloquent gesture of the woman with the outstretched arms and open hands. Well done!

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  11. Thank you Nicholas. I wanted to portray acceptance as opposed to submission which someone else saw when it came up on FB.

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