Healing Me Softly (Revised)

- Joseph Childress

Soft words are usually preferred

During pillow talks

Foolishly,

I foolheartledly brought hard words

Harsh & disturbed

Which hardily makes sense

Since your sentiment

Didn't deserve the sediment

Provided from my concrete heart

I argue

Our argument

Was all my fault

I dumped asphalt on the sandy beach

You provided for our sweet retreat

You retrieved my roughness

And smoothed the edgy conversation

Tamed my toughness

And soothed the painful consternation

You could ease the temperament

And impatience

Of anger management patients

All the while

Showing

The peacefulness in his war within

Finding righteousness

In his right to yell

You respect his freedom

Of speech

But with each negative comment

You seek

To find the positive content

In the layers

Beneath

You see the beauty

In the mess

Like an abstract painting

Made

For the artistically elite

My poor sense of creativity

Is lifted

From your richness

I dropped destruction

But always pick it back up

Like bad habits

Rehabilitate me this last time

And I promise

I’ll never cast a shadow again

I’ll shine

In every way

I direct my attention

Hopefully it’s not too late

But

Knowing you

My lateness will be welcomed

Like a homecoming

Gracious

You seldom look at my faults

And not find Greatness

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