Let go? You mean just forgive and forget? You mean as in “seventy times seven?” You don’t know me too well, do you? Hit early, hit hard. Kill with the first blow. Get your retaliation in first – Lee Child, Killing floor. I love Jack Reacher’s philosophy – retaliate before the first blow comes your way. This is not always possible. I tend to trust people and take them at face value. The realisation that I have been duped always comes as a nasty surprise. But I never stand still for the second blow and I don’t let go.
Yes, I’ve killed before. Not people. Nor pets. Mostly relationships. I don’t mean the romantic kind of relationships – those are bound to fail at some time or another. They come with a self-destructing program after all. Ignore. They are not worth the effort. I’m talking about the so-called friendships that turn around and take a bite out of the seat of your pants when you least expect it.
Those I don’t let go of. Because I know how to nurture a grudge, fondle it, caress it, lick it, take it to bed with me at night, take care of it by day and watch it grow into a thunderbolt. Then I pass it back to its deserving owner.
Be warned.
The prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “let go”. Linda said: Write about the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the phrase “let go.” Enjoy!
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Anne
What a hard-hitting and in-your-face description.
HesterLeyNel
Not something one should admit in public? It’s mostly tongue in cheek, though 😂 I very seldom end up in a situation that I cannot just shake off and carry on. But, there have been times that I’ve been pushed beyond my limits 👿
Lekkervurigeaffêre
Kapow.
HesterLeyNel
😁
Bondelsgedagtes
Mag ek jou nooit so kwaad maak nie!! Baie goed geskryf💐
HesterLeyNel
Dankie Bondels. Nee wat, jy is nie evil genoeg om my so kwaad te maak nie.
Levensjutter
You’re a woman to my heart. Wow. ‘Pats’, as we say in Dutch, meaning something like ‘kaboom’.
HesterLeyNel
Glad to hear that someone understands my less attractive side.
Levensjutter
I once compared myself (in a blog) with Darth Vader… You know him?
HesterLeyNel
😂 yes, the father of Luke Skywalker. I guess all of us have a darker side.
Levensjutter
Yes 😈
Kameel
Mag ek jou ook nooit so kwaad maak nie.
HesterLeyNel
Sjoe, klink ek vreeslik gevaarlik? Ek dink darem, ons vriendskap staan op vaste voet Kameel 😍
Kameel
Ek glo ook so Hester. Ek het geheg geraak aan die Namwakalander. Jitte hoop dis reg gespel.
HesterLeyNel
Hahaha, Namwakalander.
scrapydo2.wordpress.com
Jy kan beslis een wees om mee rekening te hou as jy die dag aan een aan jou verkeerde kant staan.
HesterLeyNel
Gelukkig het ek ‘n redelike lang geduld, maar dit raak ook op.
scrapydo2.wordpress.com
Ek kan ook geduldig wees maar as dit op is bars die bottel behoorlik.
J-Dub
I like the intensity of your post today.
HesterLeyNel
Thank you 🙂 This was written in an intensely frustrating moment. Sometimes I just wish I can afford a holiday in space.