Listening With Ears by Barbara Goodhew

Trying to talk to you
was hard to do.
When I did and tried to have my say.
All you'd say was I KNOW and did it your way.
I was told I didn't communicate my feelings.
I tried but you didn't listen with your ears,
Only with your mind and to me your mind was weird.

Puppet (71.202.113.80) -- Wednesday, May 21 2008, 07:21 am

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Wow. I...wow. For some reason, this seems SO relevant to the current issues/problems I've been having with my dad regarding communication. Thanks so much for giving me some insight!

barb (67.58.197.169) -- Wednesday, May 21 2008, 03:31 pm

thank-you for the comment
I'm glad this could help in some small way.Actually this was inspired by a poem from a friend Clive called "Communicate with me" posted on this site.His writing about communication made me realize why my marriage didn't work.

Clive (65.103.188.26) -- Wednesday, May 21 2008, 08:10 pm

Yea listening with feeling
You have it right on Barb, those who say Talk to me are the ones often who do not hear the words you speak. Great words Barb just great

barb (67.58.197.169) -- Wednesday, May 21 2008, 10:50 pm

thanks Clive
Your comment was encouraging

Terrye* (67.187.237.233) -- Wednesday, May 21 2008, 11:13 pm

To Listen is to Understand--
you make a very strong point Barb- just recently at a hardware store i witnessed a younger couple talking one party was talkin' At the other not TO or With the another--that as you figured was the party who was not listenin', was doin' all of the talkin' difficult for the other person to edge in especially with a soft spoken voice - Kudos to you on this one Sweetie.

barb (67.58.197.169) -- Wednesday, May 21 2008, 11:57 pm

thanks alotTerry
You know what i'm saying then

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