Being Politically Correct
Things You Can't Say Out Loud Challenge

There are things you just don't say
Is it called being politically correct
I have seen a lot of it in the past ten years
The murder of my son that I was so close to
When the killer was found dead in a lake
Was my silence politically correct
Or did I cry to myself - he deserved to die
Politically correct I just let other people say
That justice was now done was everyone's response
But what were they really thinking ?
A surgery that I felt shouldn't have been done
That left me handicapped and that is for life
Inside I cried butcher for hire and the fact that it was done in a hospital that had a reputation that had killer in its name
What were people really thinking that they couldn't say out loud
A suicide of a lady that was my ex-husbands wife
I verbally said I mourned it, but did I really
Was this one of the things you did not say out loud
However, in my mind did I discuss with myself how she negatively impacted my life and my children's
And what does that make me thinking badly of a deceased person
Am I really a good person
Or just politically correct about what comes out of my mouth
You Be The Judge
This is an interesting concept, because it make you delve into your subconscious and judge yourself about your inner thoughts,
And what do you see???
And do you like the person looking back at you???
Only you know your inner thoughts and what kind of person you really are.
Or are we all lost in the woods ??
About the Creator
Susan Payton
I love to write in every venue. I am 75 years old and try to make every day count,. I am learning a great deal about poetry on Vocal, and I am glad to be here.
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Comments (5)
A great entry for the challenge!❤️
Very thought-provoking and profoundly personal, Susan! I reckon it was another hard piece to write, but you did an excellent job
You delivered a punch called life in this raw, real, and HONEST assessment. Loved it! But sending hugs your way, too.
Being politically correct is killing our freedoms. I understand some things are meant to be left unsaid. But neither you nor I should have to say someone was a good person and they'll be missed, just because they died. And saying that you hope a hardened criminal suffers for their crimes shouldn't be looked down upon. But that minority is so very loud. Screaming that we shouldn't do anything but what they want. And the PC police, to keep the minority quiet and docile, tells us to act right....
Any idea that prevents us from speaking our minds is not worth it.