_r_'s poem itself both expresses disappointment in someone's hurtful action or inaction and takes responsibility for her part in it: calling it into being, owning that her disappointment and anger arise from her expectations and hopes. I've written quite a few stories out of pain and anger at someone else's behaviour and my own foolishness. Writing a story or poem, takes away some of the sting. Writing and sharing a good story or poem that rings true for others starts the healing process. Over to you _refugee_: what do you think?knuckle draggers and trash that would stoop to the types of tactics highlighted in that link.
I don't know if you got down far enough in the link, but it is an anti-revenge post. It's message, like alpha0's link, is this:As trite as it is going to sound, the best revenge is to forgive, live well and succeed.
I completely agree with you about revenge. Of course _refugee_ didn't mention revenge and may not have been thinking of it at all. I meant to imply that writing a poem out of anger at someone was a way of redirecting all that disappointment into an external object - the poem can hold all the feelings and the individual can begin to recover.