A parent, spouse, child, friend
Or someone who is still no one,
It could be anyone.
If you love someone,
Tell them.
A smile, gesture, word
Or something you can’t understand,
It could be anything.
If you love someone,
Tell them.
No point keeping silent,
No point waiting,
No point in anything else.
If you love someone,
Tell them.
Yes, actions speak volumes.
Yes, some things are just understood.
But why so miserly with words?
If you love someone,
Tell them.
Our hearts will break,
No matter what we do.
So why go down without even trying?
If you love someone,
Tell them.
Don’t think too much.
Don’t do too much.
Don’t delay too much.
If you love someone,
Just tell them.
That’s the way and the only way!
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Yes, Samyak! I’m glad that you agree. 😄
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Absolute pleasure!
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Great advice. All too often fear is the biggest blockade to honest emotion. Cheers Mia. Allan
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Thank you so much, Allan! ☺
You are right. Fear keeps us from our happiness, making us think again and again of what if we land with sadness. We must let our emotions flow. Cheers to that!
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Exactly, Mia. Your best poem/advice so fat!
A few years ago, cancer took my father almost in an instant, and thinking of how I’d have felt if I’d left things unsaid – mortifying.
Naturally, your thoughts apply to situations much less dire, but which we all face. Equally important then.
Thank you.
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Thank you so much, Keith for that compliment! 😄 You have actually been following my posts for sometime and so I can count on your judgement.
About your father, I’m really sorry for your loss. But I’m glad that you don’t have anything to be mortified of now as you made good use of the time the two of you got together. That’s a blessing.
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Every small thing finally adds up to something big in life. Or so I believe. Let’s take it one small step at a time so that like you, we don’t have any regrets later. 🙂
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Exactly, Mia! Even the “small” things are threads that weave the tapestry and give it a special luster.
As for regrets, we all have them because, hey, we all make mistakes. Constantly. Fortunately for us, the narrative continues.
Those mistakes help us to avoid similar pitfalls later. Then, realizing the pain we avoided this time, we celebrate, exhilarated.
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Very true! 🙂
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Reading your poem give a true feeling.
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Thank you so much, Rojan! I do my best to be as truthful as possible with emotions, even if it is fiction. I’m glad that you could feel so. 😄
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Yes Mia.
Telling. Letting the words go out and touch lives.
If we don’t we will regret.
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True. Words can really touch lives. Also, there is nothing worse than regret.
Thanks for commenting. 🙂
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👌👌👌👌👌👌
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Thank you so much, Mayoori! 😄
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I struggle with telling the people I love that I love them. It just isn’t done in my culture. Sometimes the words get stuck in my throat. But I manage to get them out anyway.
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Good for you that you anyway go ahead and say it! 😄
Even in my home, it was never really the tradition to say it. We do stuff for each other. But words are also important. I hope to change that when I have a family. 😅
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Yeah, same. We never grew up saying it because it was never part of my culture. But my mom started changing that as we became adults, so it’s not natural to me but i’m working on it.
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You will surely get there. As will all the rest of us. ☺
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Well done Mia.
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Thank you. 🙂
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Pleasure. You could check my blog out too.
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Sure
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Sometimes we keep to self because of the fear of rejection… But you’re very right. No matter what… It’s important to say . Beautiful lines🌸
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Thank you so much, Gunjan! ☺
Yes, fear keeps us from so much. But what if instead of getting rejected, we find happiness?
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True. Being positive – like your verses should be the way of life ☺️
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Gunjan, this comment of yours means a lot! For you called my verses “positive.” I have actually been making an effort in that direction, so this is a reiteration that it’s paying off. Thanks a ton! 😄😄
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Exactly, tell them! ❤️
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Hahaha. Yeah. 😄❤
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Wow! That is wonderfully composed and told. Yes, the time to tell someone that you love them is today and there is no use waiting.
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Thank you so much for your appreciation! 😄 You are right. Today is the day! 😊😊
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Absolutely, but sometimes the fear takes hold…
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It is the fear that we must anyhow get rid of. For what if instead of rejection, the chance we take brings us all the happiness we want? ☺
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You are, of course, quite correct. ☺
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The first post on my blog to get 100 likes! Yay!!! 😄😄😄
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Telling someone or someones you love them can be as good for you as for them. If it seems awkward given the situation, show them in a way that conveys the message.
Thank you for liking my poem!
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You are so right, Alan! When you tell someone that you love them, you are doing yourself as much a favour. It is so much better than living in anticipation or suspense of what could be! Thanks for the comment. 😄
You are most welcome.
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