My Dearest Aunt

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I wrote this a few years back after finding out how much of a true bitch one of my aunt's turned out to be...I guess every family has at least one, right?

My Dearest Aunt

Coming from one who is so highly enlightened,
it is hard to understand the bile that you speak.
If only you were not so easily frightened;
look past your hate for the knowledge you seek.

It pains me to think the same blood flows in our
veins,
how your avarice and greed have corrupted your soul.
But I realize there must be at least one family's
bane,
and it is you, my dear aunt, who must pay the toll

for being the cause of the rift in our clan,
feigning ignorance and embracing malcontent toward
all.
My birth was the opening for your callous plan,
believing you were the butt of a joke was your thrall.

Thirty-four years and you still hold this grudge
and made your parents stir the cauldron.
But in the end of all things, there is only one judge.
And this, my dear aunt, stand upon!

That judge knows everything, past, present, and now;
even the sins you commit with your heart.
Will YOU be upon his right hand of grace?
Or on his left hand, far apart.


B Heath Harris/(c) 2010 

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HIP13044b commented on My Dearest Aunt

12-25-2010

I must admit, when I read the intro, I thought this was gonna be an anger filled rant. I'm happy to say I was wrong. You expressed yourself very well here. There's never a shortage of people who want to point their finger at you. Those who hold grudges, do so because they are trying to keep themselves in an "elevated" position, seeing themselves as higher that you. This usually stems from their own insecurities. Don't let their dead weight fall on you. You get the big thumbs up from me.

raziel69

12/27/2010

thanks for the praise. i felt it was best to let her know how i felt in as many kind words as possible, just to make her feel smaller in some way. i emailed her a copy of this, but never really found out what her response was. guess it doesn't matter as long as i made my point...Raz

Marsink commented on My Dearest Aunt

10-01-2010

Through the accusations, which may all be deserved, there still is the expression of Grace, calling for a renewal if a different end is to be known. I believe I have but one aunt and she is a gem.The back-hand of exhortation is softened by tough love. applause building!

raziel69

10/01/2010

there were many subtle nuances i tried to put forth to her, but ignorance blinds some people to what is truly spoken, verbally or written. thanks...Raz

KellyRedhead commented on My Dearest Aunt

09-18-2010

Wow, raziel! I have met many a betrayer. None of my aunts were but closer kin have been. Then there are the sister-in-laws... 10 Kelly

raziel69

09/18/2010

thanks for stopping by, Kelly. she isn't the first, but she isn't the worst, i have some seriously f'ed up family members, lol...Raz

blvdobd2009 commented on My Dearest Aunt

09-13-2010

WOW! If only you knew who this person sounds like. It never fails to amaze me how humans can be corrupted by the very things that death will demand they do away with anyway... Excellent Piece

raziel69

09/13/2010

thanks for the comment. she never really cared about anything unless it was to suit her purpose...Raz

knight4696 commented on My Dearest Aunt

09-11-2010

Wow Raz! Damn .. she sounds like a few relatives I have! lol! I'm a firm believer that what we sow in life - we reap in death. So let the hammer fall where it may. She will end up being judged for her actions by the only one who matters .. It is sad how these people live their lives .. seems it would be a very lonely place to be. Great Write Pal! :) Ken

raziel69

09/11/2010

thanks, Ken, and i agree totally with you about that. what goes around...Raz

Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.

Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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