There comes a point when apologizing stops being humility and becomes giving yourself away. I really like the moment when the voice shifts: owning your mistakes, yes, but refusing to carry blame that was never yours.
Interesting about poetry and diversity in language.
Here, USA people generally view sorry as apologizing, a sign of accountability and respect—even if the other person’s perception of “fault” is debated. Repeated apologies without addressing the issue can be seen as avoidance, deceit. . Negative word here.
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Yes it’s sad. But it’s also incredibly beautiful. You’re not just gently placing a boundary, you’re taking a piece of yourself back. 🖤
There comes a point when apologizing stops being humility and becomes giving yourself away. I really like the moment when the voice shifts: owning your mistakes, yes, but refusing to carry blame that was never yours.
This is a sad poem. Self sabotaging.
Is it? I don’t think it is. But then I am Canadian. So sorry, eh? 😉
It reads like self-erasure and self-punishment wearing the form of an apology. What does Canadian have to do with it? Eh.
Oh saying Sorry is a Canadian national pastime, and an automatic reflex.
The ending inverts the apology, and reclaims self. And perhaps I can ponder the way it is written to improve clarity.
McKenzie‘s brothers used “sorry” a lot.
Interesting about poetry and diversity in language.
Here, USA people generally view sorry as apologizing, a sign of accountability and respect—even if the other person’s perception of “fault” is debated. Repeated apologies without addressing the issue can be seen as avoidance, deceit. . Negative word here.
The last line changes the tone of the poem. Mostly, it is sad. A long and genuine apology.
I am not certain it’s entirely genuine. There is a bit of snark in a couple of places. 😉
I picked that up.