My side of you
One day, just once
I want you to be
on my side of you
Maybe then you
would understand
and have a clue
What it is like
to hear what you say
and feel what you do
To shield the arrows
of words that
always ensue
You would stand
in my shoes
and perhaps get a sense
of how I feel
when you get a laugh
at my expense
To come down
from your castle
in the air
Be at my level
just for a moment
and begin to care
Perhaps then
you would see
what is precious
Something to treasure
and protect
and not contentious
One day, just once
I want you to be
on my side of you
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
In response to Linda G Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Perfect
Fandango’s word of the day Castle
OctPoWriMo Poem a Day #13 – If I were you
Photo by Zulmaury Saavedra on Unsplash
Amazing. I feel this…
Thanks do ch Jami 😊
Thanks for the share! 🙂
A touching poem. Love the way you keep the lines short and clear!
Thanks Sam! 🙂
What a beautiful piece!
Thanks Laura 💕😊
Beautifully written and so true. We need to try and practice this ourselves everyday. So even if others can’t do that, things will be a little bit easier because we will be “on their side of us”. Certainly not always easy, but possible. Thank you for sharing! And I love the title btw 🙂
Thank you Eduardo, you’re very kind. I always do my best to put myself in someone else’s shoes and would love it if more people did the same. It would be a kinder world 💕🙂
It would be, for sure. It’s hard when someone can’t understand you, no matter how hard you try to explain your situation. It feels bad and it can hurt. When that happens, it makes me remember that I must not be like that, because I don’t want to make those who I love feel that bad. So I try to make sure I don’t do the same. It’s a good reminder, a double edged sword. My pleasure, thank you for another beautiful post. Let’s keep improving everyday.
Absolutely and again, thank you 🙂
If only everyone could do this once in a while, maybe we would be able to all get along.
Yes Esther, I couldn’t agree more 🙂
So heartfelt and powerful!!! Sad too! Perhaps, you might enjoy my post “She Hopes For More”
xoxoxo
Thank you so much! Yes I will check it out 😊