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“Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.” Victor Hugo
Time Doesn’t Matter
Have you noticed how time doesn’t matter,
which is a truism in itself,
but not if you were hoping for
something better,
that a friendship might have meant more
by its investment of love and time
than a childish rebuttal,
a gainsay,
that bellwether of pettiness
given safe harbour in a corner
of the heart that
one day, it might sail forth
in a leaking untruth
and founder against integrity,
no, time doesn’t matter
when decades are dashed
and all that went before
sinks as if nothing had
ever existed.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
Like looking through the wrong end of a telescope…receding into nothing. Lovely words, Paul.
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I like your take on this, thanks for sharing that Chris.
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Another gem, Paul.
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Thank you Sandy
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My pleasure.
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Your feelings about someone or something can feel like forever but in the snap of a finger time can change that whether you like it or not. Life will move on regardless of your feelings. Very good post sir!
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Many thanks Ricky, I like your thoughts on this.
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Thank you. Sorry for the late reply it’s been a long week.
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And it’s only Wed. 🙂 no problem.
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Yeah it’s been a lifetime in a couple of days. But the show must go on!
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Absolutely
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Such strong feelings.
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Yes, when friends leave over an argument it certainly reorders the inner world.
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It’s a slap in the face to realize that something in which we invested so much time can be suddenly non-important. Well written.
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Yes, such a shock, I like your summary, spot on, thank you VJ.
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You’re welcome Paul.
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A long relationship means nothing if you are unhappy the whole time. Time doesn’t matter, so beautiful.
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Thank you so much Charlene, so agree.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Very kind
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Happy to share it, Paul!!
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Living with regret is worst of all. This strikes at the heart:
that bellwether of pettiness
given safe harbour in a corner
of the heart that
one day, it might sail forth
in a leaking untruth
and founder against integrity
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Yes, if we don’t really face our stuff it will come and get us. Regret is a horrible place to be.
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Yes, it is.
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“as if nothing had ever existed.”, so sad. Well written, Paul.
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Yes, quite sad, and worse, as this is real.
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Yes very true
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Absolutely
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