Word Ball 1/28/2024

Swallow your pride
A common phrase
One may have heard
But here’s
Another prespective
To consider
About that.

 Words with a
Negative connotation
Is one way to protect
The fragile ego self. 

Often creating
A negative word ball
Stuck in the throat
Of words
Wanting to be spoken
Without caring
About hurtful outcomes.

Reacting negativity
To words spoken
That may
Or may not be true
Is also a way
To protect one’s
Prideful
Point of view.

But there is simple way
To tame the ego’s
Negative outbursts
And pride. 

By incorporating the power to
Pause
Listen
And choose
The reaction
That best serves
The soulful self. 

When a negative word ball
Starts to form
With a strong need
To say words
That one will regret.

Take a higher perspective
At that moment
And become the better person
By swallowing the word ball
In a mindful way. 

Watch negativity be released
And replaced with a
Peaceful presence
That your Soulful Self
Appreciates
So dearly.

Maggie Spaulding
Poem Author