JUST DON’T TELL ME, SHOW ME

Words slip so easily off the tongue
sometimes without a thought,
the connection between it and the brain
this road at times is blocked.

‘I love you’ so easily spoken
then as we go about our day,
our actions speak another message
contrary to what we say.

Actions speak much louder
than words not connected to the heart,
it’s little daily acts of kindness
respect for one another to impart.

Listen when a loved one’s speaking
with your ears of head and heart,
don’t pretend to show an interest
they’ll know the truth right from the start.

When something means so much to us
we want to let them know,
to share with someone insincere
hurts and make our tears to flow.

What’s important to another
may mean nothing much to you,
when their sharing is rejected
what if it happened thus to you.

Do unto others always
what you’d have them do to you,
there’ll be fewer broken hearts
when our hearts become more true.

Margaret Rose Larrivee
May 14, 2007