Drawing Lines In The Sand…

Drawing lines in the sand…
is what we all must do…
especially if facing turmoil…
with someone verbally abusing you.
For abuse may start with words…
but to physical it may advance…

Feelings of Worthlessness

Feelings of worthlessness,
starting at a young age.
Dealing with fear and shame,
dealt by an adult’s rage.
Hopeless feelings,

The Silent Treatment

The silent treatment…
is what many do today…
when they’re mad with others…
and choose not a word to say.
For this passive-aggressiveness…

Screaming and Yelling…

Screaming and yelling…
and bitterly carrying on…
like spewing venom…

Passive-Aggressive Behavior

Passive-aggressive behavior…
is how many people act…
complacent before you…
then behind you they attack.
With words that hurt…
and anger that lashes out…

Workplace Abuse Is Never OK

Workplace abuse
is never OK…
and no one has a right
to treat workers this way.
Especially with injuries
that lead to workers demise…
like the nurse in Baton Rouge…
a death most don’t realize.
For she was attacked at work…
by a patient in her care…

Filtered or Unfiltered…

Filtered or unfiltered…
is how we receive or disperse…
depending on what we watch or hear…
then choosing to use kindness or curse.
For many respond to others…
with unfiltered words or acts…

Children Learn By Example…

Children learn by example…
by all that is heard and seen…
whether love, grace, and mercy…
or angry, bitter, and mean.
And what they see at home…
and even in the news these days…

Double Standards…

Double standards…
is what we see today.
With yelling and screaming…
trying to get their own way.
Like temper tantrums…
seen in a 2 year old…

Abusing a Child…

Abusing a child…
is something we never want to see…
but it happens often…
in so many a family.
From physical to emotional…
the abuses do vary…