CHOICES (One Shot Wednesday)
There are words
that touch my soul
words from your mouth
that cuts like a knife
words of wisdom
words of scorn
words of a fool
words of reproach
words of poise
words of solace
words of value
words of a song
words of grace
to make or break
it’s your choice…
©AmandavdL 2010
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SEAT OF MY SOUL 
August 26, 2010 at 7:35 am
Words… Powerful for good or not good. You say it very beautifully. Love the artwork, too. Thank you for sharing, Amanda… xxoo
August 26, 2010 at 8:56 am
You are always Number ONE here my friend xxxxx Hugs to you xxx
August 26, 2010 at 8:54 am
Words are very powerful things. World defining things. Thanks for the reminder. – Bill
August 26, 2010 at 8:58 am
You are welcome Bill, words truly can cut like a knife and a lesson we all need to be reminded of. I love having you here, it means so much to me. Hugs x
August 26, 2010 at 9:19 am
This actually is in resonance with my blog name.. “how I write, is mine…how you read, is yours”
We often hear words..many words… but why and how they’ve been said was THEIR choice… and how we wish to accept the words is OUR choice…
This is a strong and bold poem, Amanda… But I LOVE IT… cuz like you, I too believe it!
Your words always have and still so make an impact on my… they linger in my mind and heart long after I’ve read your works… well, that’s the effect you have on me, sweetie..
Stay thus.. you are an amazing person to know!!! I am SOOO proud and grateful to have you as my friend…
Have a lovely Thursday, lovely lady.. mwaaahhh!!!
August 27, 2010 at 8:37 am
I so agree with your statement Kavita, life is all about choices…and I am so happy you liked it. I have decided a very long time ago that you don’t get anywhere in life with negativity…certainly not with bad choices or bad words. As we grow in life, so does our spirit …and I am in such a happy place in my life right now….nothing will ever be perfect…what will be will be!!! It has not always been easy but everything happens for a reason and I look forward to what tomorrow or the next day or the rest of my life will bring. I feel that same spirit in your being…and I appreciate it so. You are a fine Lady….thanks for being my friend and have a happy night…Friday here Whooohoooo!!! Love you and will be over shortly, I see you have posted a new poem. Mwah xxxxx
August 26, 2010 at 9:21 am
Beautifully stated. At first I was thrown by the verb choice “that cuts” making the mouth the thing that cuts, rather than the words being the things ‘that cut.’ If you left it as words cutting, the poem would be using a much-used cliche’ but making the mouth cut, added a whole new dimension of thought.
For example, my daughter says that my mouth has an expression that drives her crazy. When she sees it, even though I’m not saying a word, she interprets it as criticism. I remember teachers, parents, other people in authority who made me feel alot smaller, just by the way they held their mouth.
It is well known that our body language portrays a much greater percentage of any message than our words do, so when the “mouth cuts” that’s exciting. I like this poem. Well Done, Amanda!
August 27, 2010 at 8:40 am
I so agree with you Cindy, it’s all about body language too!! Your understanding of what I write about or trying to say, blows me away every single time!!!(you and Kavita are amazing!!) Clever girl!! Thanks dear friend and lots of love!! xx
August 26, 2010 at 9:35 am
true words of everything,
yeah,
it is one’s choice!
😉
August 27, 2010 at 8:41 am
Thanks Ji, choices are so very important in our every day!! Sending you love my friend xxx
August 26, 2010 at 10:00 am
Your poem reminds of the true power of words. Lovely poem.
August 27, 2010 at 8:41 am
Thanks my friend…happy you liked it and thanks so much for being here. Hugs x
August 26, 2010 at 10:02 am
So many words to make or break… it always seems to come down to a choice, for everyone. Nice One Shot! Also, I think that Sinead song is one of the best I’ve ever heard (think Prince wrote that lyrical gem :))
hugs, Amanda
August 27, 2010 at 8:43 am
Prince indeed wrote that song Adam. My favourite too…thanks for your presence here my friend. Hugs right back at you xx
August 26, 2010 at 10:46 am
so true… our words are on our choices… but how powerful they are… its the real beauty… they can make one’s day or make you regret life time…
you write so intelligenty Amanda…
keep versing!!
viva la vida!!
August 27, 2010 at 8:44 am
I love it when you say “viva la vida”…right back at you girlfriend and thanks for your wonderful comment. Loads of love coming your way!!
August 26, 2010 at 12:35 pm
nice one shot…words do have such power…to slice you up or build you up…nicely done amanda
August 27, 2010 at 8:51 am
Thanks my friend…I so appreciate your presence and comments…many hugs xx
August 26, 2010 at 12:39 pm
OH MY..this was too beautiful Amanda!!1 and the song moved me..i couldn’t help a tear..this song is too close to my heart,stirring memories with its tunes..i absolutely enjoy your poem..it is weaving my dreams for the night..lovely one shot 🙂
August 27, 2010 at 8:52 am
That song has special meaning to me too…thanks so much lovely Lady, for being here and your always inspiring comments. It means much!! Load of love xxxx
August 26, 2010 at 1:16 pm
When I was a child we were taught that “sticks and stones can hurt your bones, but words can never hurt you.” But words really can hurt, and what hurts even more is the thought that someone is deliberately using them in such a way as to hurt.
Well done, the artwork is amazing too
August 27, 2010 at 8:56 am
I think we should all learn much earlier in life that words truly can hurt so very much!! You can never ever rub them out….and can change people’s lives. Thanks my friend, your inspiring comments are very close to my heart. I smile when I see you here and thank you for that! Have a gorgeous day xxxx
August 26, 2010 at 2:51 pm
What power words have, your poem speaks directly from my heart.
Love to you my dear friend.
August 27, 2010 at 9:00 am
I always say that you can ever take back when you hurt with words…sometimes they hurt so much more than anything else in life!!…you change people’s lives with words. I knew you’d like this my friend. I am sending you extra love across the universe today!! :)…love you xx
August 26, 2010 at 3:23 pm
Very powerful. Words can be used for or against us. It’s how we react to them that counts.
My poem is here.
August 27, 2010 at 9:01 am
Thanks dear friend, I so appreciate you took the time to visit me…it means much!! I will be over soon….sending you hugs xx
August 26, 2010 at 3:38 pm
I love how your words are placed as if forming a shape of a dagger. The choice is ours as to whether or not we use them as a weapon.
Very well done for a one shot! 😉
Have a wonderful day friend! xx
August 27, 2010 at 9:20 am
You are so perseptive Cindy, I love how you always look deeper and actually read what I see too. That makes your visit to me so much more special. Your comments almost always reads like another poem…I love it. Sending you love my friend xx
August 26, 2010 at 3:50 pm
ooo that one could cut like a knife – either clean or jagged.
I would choose to shower you with rose petals my dear friend
for you are as fragrant
A One Shot beauty
Love from the Moon
August 27, 2010 at 9:28 am
What a lovely comment you’ve made Leslie…I loved that….luckily it’s just fiction. Sending so much love across the universe to the Moon!! Hugs xx
August 26, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Dichotomy is an all too common theme in Love, the result of which is almost always ambiguity or indifference; both can be fatal. You have written your heart well in this one, Amanda. You never disappoint your fans.
btw…I was in love with Sinade back in the day 🙂
Your fan,
August 27, 2010 at 9:36 am
Well, a lesson I have learned the hard way and still stuggle with..(*evel grin*) It normally happens due to my Afrikaans background but don’t think that bad words form part of this. It is a common theme in love, makes it even harder when you can’t look the person in the eye!!..I still love Sinead…wonder what happened to her. Right back at you for being my fan Cowboy. Hugs xx
August 26, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Powerful words for everything Amanda girlfriend..always love reading you and great oneshot dear xx
August 27, 2010 at 9:36 am
Thanks so much Julliette…I always smile when I see you here and right back at you. Hugs xx
August 26, 2010 at 5:17 pm
“to make or break, it’s your choice…”
So very right, we often tend to blame it on Fate and GOD (how lame..)
Simple words conveyed the very essence of our overall attitude..
I guess I would keep swinging on your poems..
All the very Best
August 27, 2010 at 9:38 am
Thanks so much Olivia…your comment made me smile and know that I truly appreciate your presence here so very much. Sending you love xx
August 26, 2010 at 6:50 pm
ah!!! nice one 🙂
to the point!!! life or death situation 😛
August 27, 2010 at 9:39 am
Wink…just fiction my dear friend. Have a happy day. Mwah x
August 26, 2010 at 10:08 pm
Much feeling here!
I really enjoy your poetry,Amanda 🙂
Peace,Love and Joy,to you
Laz
August 27, 2010 at 9:40 am
I enjoy your comments so much Laz and right back at you my friend xx
August 26, 2010 at 11:23 pm
So true… it’s our interpretation that is important; if we let them hurt or if we don’t, and words can hurt more than deeds, it’s up to us. I loved your poem and I have always loved Sinead O’Connor!
August 27, 2010 at 9:41 am
Thanks Adee…I soooo agree with your statement. Love and have a wonderful day xx
August 27, 2010 at 12:09 am
The power of words is amazing…we must be careful because we can make or break someone with what we say…thanks for the reminder.
August 27, 2010 at 9:41 am
You have said it so well Suzi…thanks my friend xx Hugs x
August 27, 2010 at 12:23 am
Since it’s my choice, here are some words of encouragement: Nice write! 🙂
August 27, 2010 at 9:42 am
Eric, always so happy to have you here, I appreciate your presence my friend. Hugs x
August 27, 2010 at 1:22 am
I love this one- words, words, words… they either make it or break it 🙂 Lovely poem Amanda!
August 27, 2010 at 9:43 am
So true my friend…hugs to you xx
August 27, 2010 at 1:53 am
Hi Amanda!
I love your poetry ~ it’s a reflection of who you are ~ so beautiful.
I’m also a huge fan of Sinead O’Connor. And, the video you posted is one of my all-time favorites. I feel you’re my long-lost twin.
Thanks for your awesomeness!
~xo
August 27, 2010 at 9:49 am
Lori, that was the sweetest thing to say ever!! Thanks so very much my friend, we both speak from the heart…for me, the only way I know!! I so appreciate your friendship and being here dear one…and right back at you!!! Your twin ~ Amanda ~ Hugs xxxxxxxxxx
August 27, 2010 at 1:53 am
Hi Amanda,
I love your poetry ~ it’s a reflection of who you are ~ so beautiful.
I’m also a huge fan of Sinead O’Connor. And, the video you posted is one of my all-time favorites. I feel you’re my long-lost twin.
Thanks for your awesomeness!
~xo
August 27, 2010 at 2:33 am
Buttercup I love your words of wisdom!
Happy rally to you too!
Pamela
August 27, 2010 at 9:50 am
Thanks so much Pamela…I truly appreciate your presence here…have a good rally my friend xxx oh…some hugs for you xx
August 27, 2010 at 5:55 am
The multitude of things that the power of word does.
Word is like a fine filament of a spider web that when the gift of writing weave together could be a powerful force to entrap the heart. People have different ways of weaving together words and how these written or spoken gossamers spun by the mind would capture, hit, make, build the soul or break it.
Word is a power we are intrusted by our creator. The intesity of the power depends on how we use it. Word was there in the beginning and would reign until the end of time.
I wish you well.
~ Jeques
August 27, 2010 at 9:52 am
Wow, I always read your comments over and over…you are a wise soul my friend and I appreciate your presence. Always your friend from Downunder ~ Amanda xx
August 27, 2010 at 6:00 am
This is wonderful Amanda – I love how you have ended this “to make or break it’s your choice…” – oh that we would all stop to think before we speak! And in an instance you can, like you said, make or break someone!
Wow, powerful stuff my friend 😀 Excellent as always!!!
Chloe xx
August 27, 2010 at 9:55 am
Thanks Chloe…that is a lesson that I think we all should learn much younger in life…your comment said it all so well!! Words are so powerful and can change the person you are!! Loads of luviezzzzzzzzzzzz just for you xxx
August 27, 2010 at 6:20 am
Happy (very belated) birthday! It’s like celebrating twice in one year 🙂 Great poem- really drives home the power of words.
August 27, 2010 at 9:58 am
Whoohooo…thanks dear one…I don’t mind twice a year!!! LOLOL…thanks for your comment sweets….much love to you xxx
August 27, 2010 at 6:58 am
An adroit use of repetition for effect. Choices becomes a theme for a lifetime. Choices and their subsequent limitations. Good effort. Gay
August 27, 2010 at 9:59 am
Thanks Gay, I really appreciate your presence here. Have a good day my friend x
August 27, 2010 at 7:51 am
hi buttercup..am late on the rounds and still reading through them..promise me you will get near the top next week so i can see you earlier…although i have jsy spent the last few minutes being mesmerised by the tigers eyes, and then i saw the recipe..oh and then i got to read this amazing poem…choices..i still remember being 14 and making a choice that was wrong and i still play that over today in my head..choices are for life..a great one shot..cheers pete
August 27, 2010 at 10:02 am
Pete, your comment made me smile so much…I was very late this week …had such a hectic week and still on the rounds myself!! I think we all suffer from choices we made when we were young and innocent…it’s what we do with it that matters . Love love love having you here….thanks so much my friend. Have a happy day!! x
August 27, 2010 at 10:13 am
So we must always choose our words with care. Yes, I could not agree more. Elegantly expressed sentiment, Amanda. 🙂
August 27, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Thanks Tony..I always appreciate your presence here x
August 27, 2010 at 6:46 pm
….It feels like you took my thoughts and made it yours…..stunning post!!!!
August 28, 2010 at 7:53 am
Ditto my friend…great minds think alike :):) Hugs xxx
August 28, 2010 at 5:01 am
So dynamic– like a spoken word piece, strong and in the moment.
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August 28, 2010 at 8:09 am
I love reading your comments, makes me smile. Thanks my friend xx
August 28, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Lovely poem and I have always loved this song…thank you for sharing…bkm
August 29, 2010 at 7:18 am
Lovely to have you here my friend …have a great weekened xx