Lost Meaning

Lost Meaning  

4/12/10

Have you ever deigned to realize

When people say I’m sorry,

For the most part you ignore it

No matter what their worry.

What is the reason for this?

Every word loses its meaning

When it’s so often repeated

Causing others to ignore its feeling.

When you often apologize

For something not your fault,

It causes others to ignore it

For it’s a word used as a default.

This isn’t just true with I’m sorry

But with other phrases as well,

If you constantly hear I love you,

When they mean it, you can’t truly tell.

If you repeat a word

Only about a dozen times,

It quickly loses its meaning,

Go ahead and give it a try.

Quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet

Quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet,

Quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet,

Now doesn’t it look funny?

I never truly realized this

Until it was pointed out,

These words were quietly spoken

Because there was no need to shout.

When I was told her father died,

My fist response was, “I’m sorry.”

She cocked her head and asked me why,

So I responded, “I guess because I’m worried.”

“I feel  really sad

Because your father died.”

She said, “It’s not your fault,

There’s no reason to apologize.”

It was then that I realized,

I simply brush it away,

When people constantly apologize,

And I continue on my way.

 I also quickly realized

That I often do the same,

I constantly apologize

Even though I’m not to blame.

So the next time someone tells you

That something bad has happened,

Your reaction should not be to apologize,

Because there isn’t really a reason.

I beg you to find another way

To show you feel sympathy,

Or all your words, as well as others

Could eventually lose their meaning.