19 responses to “Of thunderstorm and tears”

1. I can feel the anger and Thor fight of that words of thunder. But I like the reconciliation, maybe temporary for now like a truce of war. Still history happens again and again. I hope we learn something from the past. The scars remain sadly.

   • I think this is how many relationships build and continue to build.

2. This storm is way too familiar for me.🌧️⚡️⛈️🌪️🌈❤️‍🔥❤️‍🩹

3. When I’m alone, my voice is godly, but get me out with other humans and it’s a farty fluegelhorn of miscues and bumbles. Thank Thor for tough skin.

4. This caught me at first and I think it’s still my favourite part of the poem:

   I try to whisper words of greenand honeysuckle songsto sooth your mind

   It’s very evocative

5. “and with the demons of my wordsI’m nauseous from the putridreek of what I said,”

   nice one

   much♡love

6. You had fun with this one. Fun to read as well..

7. So much anger, you can feel that storm rage. Beautifully done.

8. It is a difficult thing to explode and then forgive and make up only to do it again and again. In many cases it does not work well. Cutting words, carelessly said, soon chop down the whole tree!! Well done.

9. The last stanza is to be thought about. Our lack of empathy is vividly described here.

10. You drew me in with that first paragraph. Later, I could feel the anger simmering and exploding. I enjoy this imagery!

11. Björn, your poem beautifully captures the duality of vulnerability and strength – how the pain inflicted by words can leave lasting scars, but also contribute to the development of our inner strength 🙌

12. I hope that poor guy can break this pattern. Women who do it find it demeaning and spend the next day or two being unproductive at work, draining their friends’ energy, and persuading everyone they know to agree that they should dump that no-good man!

    Alternatively, he could become an Anger Buster, refuse to speak angrily, and give in at the first sign that a fight might be brewing. This can have two results: she’ll become obviously abusive and he’ll leave her, or they’ll be able to stop fighting and stay together like grown-ups. (When a man consistently sacrifices having his own way and “being right” for the sake of peace, a woman worth keeping will start doing those things too. There may be some tests and paybacks at first, but ultimately the outcome will be peace.)

13. A visceral description of the fight, but I’m glad there was a reconciliation.

14. “the thickness of our skin” – yes! I love the poem’s candor and transparency about the struggle between a couple sometimes.

15. Your poem feels incredibly “real”, I taste those words, hear them, try to digest them. Too many of them impossible to move past. A great write, Bjorn.

16. “The scars of words will stay
    and itch until they open up
    to flare and rip apart
    when history repeats itself
    again, again.”

    Wonderful description that you can see.

17. I’ve been away from blogging during a cloistered season…but yours was one of the sites I immediately subscribed to again. I see you are still 5-Star…beautiful writing, Sir.

18. I can relate to these words you wrote:

    (and with the demons of my words
    I’m nauseous from the putrid
    reek of what I said,)

    I know exactly how this feels. I’ve experience this myself many times. And guess what? I feel exhausted and tired of fighting with words and being angry. In the end, I just give up, and I give up trying to win. Hope I interpret the poem correctly. It’s what I got from it and understood. Not unless it has a double meaning.

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