Listening
©2007 Celeste Billhartz
I know listening when I hear it
Foremost, it does not interrupt
It doesn't change the focus from thee to me
From your exasperation to my solution
Listening is a learned skill, an art
Or, it is born of compassion
From having not been heard
.............
The Listener
©2007 Celeste Billhartz
The impatient one speaks harshly
Another is kind
Yet, in the midst of my expressions of fear and confusion
The impatient one listened, and listened, and listened ...
And I found my way to acceptance and a new bravery
The kind one stopped me short
Told me what and when and how she solved her problem ...
And I vowed never to reveal myself to her, again
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