June 23, 2019 · 1:00 pm
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To Listen – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

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To Listen

You danced me round solutions
you carried me with ideas
you tautologically vented
as that is what spleens do,
stated your anger which
wasn’t mine at all,
dark mutterings of murder
to right the wrongs
as you saw
though differently to my eyes,
you even spoke for me,
without invitation I might add,
all I wanted was
for you to listen,
that would have helped
me most of all.

©Paul Vincent Cannon

 

Paul, pvcann.com.

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32 responses to “To Listen – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  1. Megha's World
    June 23, 2019 at 1:44 pm

    Sometimes a listening ear is all we need.Well said ,Paul

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  2. Victoria Stuart
    June 23, 2019 at 1:50 pm

    Wow, this poem really resonates with me today, especially this line: “you tautologically vented
    as that is what spleens do”…it made me think! In energetic healing, the spleen allows us to digest information and be nourished by it (as well as food.) (And digesting information was percolating in my own poem today.) Excellent writing!

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  3. paeansunplugged
    June 23, 2019 at 1:56 pm

    If only people listen more. Great piece of writing.

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  4. Ana Daksina
    June 23, 2019 at 2:46 pm

    Bet you’re an expert at this! 😊

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  5. ❦Just Me❦
    June 23, 2019 at 2:47 pm

    A powerful comment on the way we relate to one another. People need to listen more. Luckily I get to “listen” to you through your writing. 🤟😎

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  6. OIKOS™-Publishing
    June 23, 2019 at 2:56 pm

    Good advices inside too. Sadly sometimes i also waffling to much. Lol Michael

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  7. sandyjwhite
    June 23, 2019 at 3:30 pm

    Focused listening takes effort. Maybe that’s why the mouth works overtime!

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  8. Ron.
    June 23, 2019 at 4:08 pm

    A skill so few have…

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  9. Ron.
    June 23, 2019 at 4:09 pm

    A skill so few have, these days especially…

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  10. calmkate
    June 23, 2019 at 10:16 pm

    and how often does this happen … listening and hearing are also two different things

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  11. V.J. Knutson
    June 24, 2019 at 12:38 am

    Always the problem – don’t give me advice, just listen.

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  12. Niki Flow
    June 24, 2019 at 4:30 pm

    I feel guilty now. 😦 I’m prone to rushing in with ideas on how to fix things rather than being a quiet presence and just listening. Getting better but it takes practice! Two ears, one mouth = listen more, talk less…I keep forgetting that. Great poem. ♥.

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  14. lync56
    June 27, 2019 at 1:54 am

    So very true and well put – I can use this

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