“OUCH!”
My niece Patty has this unique skill of
picking up on put downs - sneaky innuendos -
and digs people say - to say I'm better
than you. She says a naked, “Ouch!”
She then tightens her jaw a tiny bit.
She’s my godchild, so I brag about her.
I must add: she didn’t get this from me.
I must add: she didn’t get this from me.
But after I hear that “Ouch!” and see
her face, I think back to the comment
that evoked that “Ouch!” out of her.
It could be about clothes or work or
someone’s kids or weight. “Ouch!”
It says to me: "Have a sense of justice,
fairness and respect for others. Pick up
on put downs and you too, scream, “Ouch!”
It says to me: "Have a sense of justice,
fairness and respect for others. Pick up
on put downs and you too, scream, “Ouch!”
© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018
