PostPoems Be Artistic. Be Creative. Be Inspired!

A true story, not long ago I wrote a poem for a friend who was feeling down. Thinking this may cheer him up and make him feel better to see how beautifully I see him but shockingly enough it did the exact opposite. He gave me the impression rather than he was pleased about what I wrote of him and our friendship he was more so jealous of just how well i wrote the poem. His reaction frankly shocked me almost speechless  and so I gave him a clipped little talk about being ungrateful and that he shouldn't throw my innocent gift back in my face like it was something disgusting given. He came back a few days later and sincerely apologised he was just feeling very low and couldn't see the beauty in my gift his jealousy over came that and he reacted to that. Makes me think of Echhardt Tolle's book A New Earth and how he talks of us being just Reflections bumping into others reflections. That in that moment really made so very much real sense to me I must confess.