Oh, but she’s so sincere!
Sincere…a shifting shadowy word
over-used, lost in meaning
like Nice and Cute
A sincere person?
free of deceit, falseness, pretense
even the Olympians were guility of insincerity
and why is Diogenes now stocked with double AAs
What an Atlasean burden
to be labeled a sincere person
never to tell a white lie
dedicated to shifting truths
To forever think inside the box?
to lean forward invading another’s space
in your zeal to prove genuine interest?
Show me your sterling character
Cry silently with me when I lose a loved one
say nothing judgmental when I confess a wrong
curb your morbid need to wrongly advise
Just listen,
be a corporeal presence
be silent
Be sincere.
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Well Done! It takes a lot of practice, doesn’t it, to listen without trying to “fix”? Funny, how sometimes it’s the phrases used to the point of saturation that can be the hardest to actually pin a true meaning on.
Hi, again, John! Well, I guess I reached that saturation point…Don’t wanna hear that word anymore…Lost meaning for me, and I think if many people are honest, lost for them as well. Thank you, friend, for being you, and for the read and comment!
An interesting read, though marred by spelling errors;) There is a touch of bitchiness which is both bracing and troubling.: we don’t know this woman, so you have to take yourself and your thoughts out of telling us about her x
Whoa! Thanks, about the heads up on spelling errors. Fixed it! I wonder….if I were addressing a man, would you still consider that “bitchy?” Bitchy, maybe in a different way? Wonder if the reader minds the bitchiness…as long as it isn’t whiney. Yeah, it is troubling. I’m troubled by this. Remove myself? Nah! Not right now. But if I come to agree with you in the future, I might revise. Who knows. Thanks so much Steve! Much appreciated, as always.
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Lovely poem that carries a huge message ~ & I think I ‘get it’, Jacquie. Yes, people can be so ‘sincere’ … yet their sincerity is value-driven … their own values/beliefs … & such people are sometimes inclined to impose their own needs onto others ~ whereas what is often needed by the recipient is merely genuine presence: someone who is willing just to ‘be there’ (often silently) without projecting their own needs onto you. How close am I?
Bless you! Hit the nail on the head! Hard for many of us to do. Guilty of it myself, of course at times. Only in reflection, can we see ourselves clearly. Silence and genuine feeling are a treasure, and I think strongly sensed. How I do treasure your reads and comments, Peter! My gratitude, and affection, mate!
people like this always make me feel uneasy in their shell of perfection and somehow they stir that mad desire in me to provoke until the shell cracks and falls apart…ugh…see how ugly i can be.. nice write jackie with food for thoughts in it..
Boy, did you ever hit the nail on the head, Claudia! Not ugly at all. Feel the same way, and one of these days….I’m gonna do it! Thanks so much for the sensitive read and supportive comment!
‘Show me your sterling character
Cry silently with me when I lose a loved one
say nothing judgmental when I confess a wrong
curb your morbid need to wrongly advise
‘Just listen,
be a corporeal presence
be silent
Be sincere’ ~
Yes, I would say that was genuine and sincere ~ driven by genuine care for another with own needs put aside and empathy, rather than the ‘Sincere’ that is often ‘needs’ and ‘value’ driven ~
Yes, just ‘be there’ ~ hugs Lib x
Some people, unwittingly, turn their emotions off and on like faucets, feeling that must behave in certain ways to match the event. To me its so transparent, as I’m sure it is to others, and gets in the way of any kind of meaningful bonding with others. Thank you, Lib for the read and comment. Much appreciated!
And while all that nail-hitting goes on, a sure swipe at the devaluation of meaning, and the worth of being truly accepted.
Nice string of words…wish I knew what nail you’re driving at. Would like much to value your meaning. Would you like to clarify and spell this out?
Driving at the nail you referred to in reply to peterwilkin. The devaluation in meaning referring to the words sincere, nice and cute by some people as if they are all in inverted commas. The worth of being accepted referring to your last couple of stanzas where you seem to ask for the inverted commas to be stripped away. Be sincere. That’s all.
O! Okay, then Thanks!
Silence and listening can’t be the best form of solidarity – sadly it’s rare
Unfortunately many cannot get out of their own way and simply listen.
Seems so simple, yet it isn’t. You’re so right. Thanks, M!
Oops meant ‘can’ not ‘can’t’
Good lessons here. Especially like your last two verses. So true what Marousia says; too many people don’t know how to just listen.
Chris, I do appreciate your thoughtful read and comment. Please come again! Thanks much!