“Kill Them with Kindness”
Smother them with Authentic Affection..
Befriend your tormentors - don’t be a victim!
throwaway the guilt of wishing them stricken, and instead
Kill them with kindness
Before you know it you may have made a new friend,
perhaps swerving them to your right way of thinking
(as we are almost always right!)
Kill them with Kindness
Pet their dog, make a joke,
laugh at theirs!
Make a batch of muffins [no poison please]
Kill them with kindness!
Have them drowning in your warm fondness, and
smother them with authentic affection -
Stiff frowns turn to beaming smiles,
Once simmering aggression, now a catalyst to
transmute it into bubbling positivity -
You never know, you might soon be hugging it out!
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What a nasty, sinking feeling to be mean-treated
and to do so in return...
So, when you wanna scream,
when you wanna curse, blame or shout,
there’s no need to cry, or even to pout, instead
Kill them with kindness.
Wrap them up in smiles, gifts and warm laughter, and
compliment them - they might not know what hit ‘em!
Before you can say enemy, you might be embracing, yet
just behind your back you hold your secret memory dagger,
painted in crimson-red for love, so as
not to forget, but to remember to trust -
Kill them with kindness.
-2024
Quick note: A new free verse - finally! 😄 Just some thoughts I’d been having. Had the idea a few weeks back now, but could not get it right. Reworked it a bit and more happy with its flow now. Hope you enjoyed and thanks so much for reading.
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Grz Colm
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If You Love Me, You'll Do It
I met Jason when I was five years old. I could say that I loved him from the moment I saw him. He was so handsome to me and I felt in awe by his presence. When they introduced him as the new kid in school, I wanted to be his friend right away. I remember it like it was yesterday. I remember his smile and how he didn't seem shy. He appeared confident and ready to learn. I waved at him and said "hello," before anyone else could even say a word. He sat next to me, and I asked him if he wanted to be friends. He looked so happy as he said, "Yes!"
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Comments (22)
I will grit my teeth and take your advice. Hopefully, it will stick. 😁. Love it a lot.
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Wonderful! I just love this revolutionary poem!🤩 My favourite lines are: “ Pet their dog, make a joke, laugh at theirs! Make a batch of muffins [no poison please] Kill them with kindness!” (in case you forgot what you wrote).🤣 This is delightfully counter cultural… like the biblical concept of “Love your enemies”💛.
You are on fire with these 👌😇❤️🌟 A really strong and important message
I like to give little thoughtful gifts and kind wishes to those I know don't like me. It baffles them to no end. 🫠😂 And, yes, sometimes they become a friend.
Well-wrought! Also, discretion is the better part of valor. There is little to be gained from wrestling a snake, other than perhaps an amusing spectacle for gawkers.
Just as it was all looking so beautiful ...
Have them drown in your warm fondness… I love how positive you are.
Enjoyed this very much! Great work!
Liked it very much, colm!!!
Love the powerful message in this, Grz! <3 Enjoyed the skilled flow and sentiment so much!
Good advice. Kill them with kindness. I may poison the cake though. 🤣
Great sentiment and wonderful poem! Nicely done!
I like the idea of keeping the peace. I don't know about the friendship part though. Lol
Ugh, so sweet....I want to kill em for real. You should read my latest challenge "Savage". I would love to see you being a wicked knight. Please. This was too lovey lovey for me. But we really should love our enemies...Ugh. I hope you dont let me and Dhar being evil ruin your lovely poem. Great work. Hugs and hugs.
The repetition of "Kill them with kindness" emphasizes the transformative power of compassion and genuine affection, your words remind us of the potential for growth and reconciliation through acts of kindness, thank you very much for sharing, love your works, hope to read more, subscribed.
"[no poison please]" Ughhh, fineeeeee. You're such a party pooper! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 But I don't wanna make a new friend. Oooo, I have a better idea. I should shower them with kindness and become friends and somehow become their best friend. Like become the person that they trust the most. And then I should backstab them! Thanks for the advice G! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Loved your poem!
It's true. Come back at them with a smile and remain unruffled. I love the sentiment in this, Grz, wonderfully expressed.
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This is great Grz and so meaningful and thoughtful. I look forward to your free verse poems as I always learn a little something from them. Keep up the great work!!!
Kindness is powerful and your verse captures it perfectly well.
You have beautifully expressed the power of sincere and genuine kindness in the face of adversity.It's a powerful reminder that kindness is a genuine expression of our best selves...I enjoyed reading your poem.