Sarah Flanigan - Poetry Simply Put

Feb 26 2007

sarah flanigan

Don’t

8 responses so far

8 Responses to “Don’t”

1. debambamon 27 Feb 2007 at 5:18 am 1

   so many people never want to close the door, never realising the pain that causes others.
   Who do I need to beat up for you love?
   Kelly

   thanks for the offer - but for now i think i can handle it myself. thanks luv.
   sarah

2. spasmicallyperfecton 27 Feb 2007 at 12:29 pm 2

   I’ve heard a continuation for that sad story before in form of the following answer:
   “But it’s because I loved you that I left”.
   Yeah right.
   Remember, nobody has the strength to open doors you don’t want them to. I know a place that sells great bolts….
   On a artsy note, have to say I like having this type of poems back. I am just not smart enough for haikus…..
   well of course you are smart enough for haikus - but it is an acquired taste to be sure. good point about the doors. i may steal that and work it into a story i’m considering. okay with you?
   sarah

3. spasmicallyperfecton 28 Feb 2007 at 4:08 am 3

   Anytime Sarah. As long as I get the privilege to read the story .

   but of course. i would post it here for all to see.
   sarah

4. krkbakeron 28 Feb 2007 at 11:03 am 4

   Sarah-this is raw and honest and very poignant.
   I think it may be my fav of yours so far.
   It’s the guts of it that grabbed me.
   Kim

   thanks kim - you’re right, it is raw - it surprised me a little but it was what i wanted to say.
   sarah

5. ~mon 28 Feb 2007 at 3:32 pm 5

   I’m partially with KRK on this; raw, honest and poignant.
   For me it’s a grey and rainy day softly expressed in words.
   Moving.
   ~m

   i’ll take moving too. you know with poetry it’s so abstract and subjective and yet not - like trying to grasp mercury - that for me it is all those things and more. it captured a feeling i needed to communicate.

   nice to see you m.

   sarah

6. purefnevylon 28 Feb 2007 at 7:40 pm 6

   I think everyone has opened doors better left shut. I do it all the time.

   yes, we all do do it. and yes, maybe we shouldn’t open them at all. i agree.
   sarah

7. Popsgirlon 11 Mar 2007 at 1:53 pm 7

   Wonderful poem, very raw, real, and thought provoking. It certainly captures that moment of hurt that anyone knows who has had their heart broken.

   The problem with opening doors is we often don’t fully grasp what is on the other side until the door has been opened. By then, it’s too late. If we really knew which doors were better left shut, we wouldn’t be opening them.

   I say open the doors. So you get blasted–learn what you can from it and “regroup.” I’m more of the philosophy that “it’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”

   Also keep in mind that if someone doesn’t love enough to stay, it is often more their shortcoming than yours. The one who can love, always has the greater gift.

   ~ PG

   sounds as though you’ve been through this door yourself. great insights. thanks!
   sarah

8. tomachfiveon 21 Apr 2007 at 5:32 am 8

   Dear Sarah,

   I have experienced heartbreak, and I was always left with questions that were left unanswered. I just asked “why?” and left it at that.

   Maybe I would love that leaving person more in her absence if she had told me why. The real why. Would it be that they don’t want to know why or even think it because if they did they wouldn’t have left me in the first place?

   Felt,

   Tom

   tom, it sounds as though you have the answer to the question you posed. i think in retrospect though, that people often don’t know why they do anything. And when asked a question like why? they truly don’t have an answer.

   thanks, as always for your thoughtful comments.

   sarah

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