Comment from smileycloud

Excellent

I would hazard a guess that
never a truer word has been spoken
I love your poem because it speaking for all the ones who are overlooked
because no one hears firstly the cruelty therefore they do not hear the cries and in the end they do not see the scars hidden away festering in secret
you are a great writer
thank you for sharing your talent
have a smiley day

 Comment Written 03-Jul-2017

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reply by the author on 03-Jul-2017

Thank you for taking the time to read and comment on this haiku, smileycloud.
I sincerely appreciate the positive feedback.
Enjoy your Monday...

Comment from rama devi

Excellent

Brilliant haiku. Love all the amazing artistic alliteration. Fantastic presentation (*yikes!) Superb phonetics read aloud. Fine flow. No nits. A potent piece. So true and well expressed.

Optional suggestion for comma here:

like cruel, frigid

The closing is awesome. Great satori.

BRavo

Warmly, rd

 Comment Written 02-Jul-2017

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reply by the author on 02-Jul-2017

Thanks for reading, rd.
I'm pleased that you were finally able to.
Take care my dear friend.
~Dean

reply by rama devi on 02-Jul-2017

I usually make reviews in classic, but made an exception jsut for YOU! :-)

reply by rama devi on 02-Jul-2017

just...typos...typing fast!

reply by the author on 02-Jul-2017

I sincerely appreciate the additional time you've taken to read and review my writing, rd.
Blessings. :)

reply by rama devi on 02-Jul-2017

:-)))

Congrats on placing in the ROM contest, too! Happy to see it.

Blessings,
rd

reply by the author on 02-Jul-2017

Thank you. :-)))

reply by rama devi on 02-Jul-2017

:-))))

Comment from Mark Schardine

Excellent

Verbal abuse leaves much deeper scars than we want to admit. Sometimes someone must ask the question "Can you hear your own words?" Abusers seldom do.

 Comment Written 02-Jul-2017

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reply by the author on 02-Jul-2017

Thanks, Mark.
Much obliged.

Comment from lalajovanoski

Exceptional

Hello my dear friend, I really enjoyed reading this 575 poem. I think that it is full of great alliteration and I like the metaphor about The Frigid cold that's good. Worthy of a 6-star rating. Thank you so much for sharing this I'm liking your haikus lately love Lila

 Comment Written 30-Jun-2017

Comment from LateBloomer

Exceptional

Hello Dean, Excellent haiku and sentiment. Of special note:

harsh tongues can cut deep
like cruel frigid winter wind

(like an ice pick)

Good alliteration:
words wielded to wound

Great complementary artwork choice. Keep the blue waters flowing. LateBloomer

 Comment Written 29-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 30-Jun-2017

Thanks so much for reading, Margaret.
I appreciate you weighing in on this with your thoughts and insights, and the six stars as well.

Comment from barbara.wilkey

Excellent

Emotional scars never heal. Physical pain does. Your poem is absolutely perfect. You did wonderful job describing the emotion and making a statement.

 Comment Written 29-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2017

Thanks for reading my haiku, Barbara.
I appreciate your positive feedback.
Take care, and enjoy the day.
~Dean

Comment from robyn corum

Excellent

Dean,

I'm so confused. I know I've missed a lot, so it's mostly my fault, but this says it's a horror haiku and Gypsy's shows that topic to be the second chapter...?

Otherwise, it is a too truthful and quite frightening look at humanity. The damage we can do so easily. Thanks!

 Comment Written 29-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2017

I call this True Human Horror, Robyn, as those experiencing such abuse are often horrified by its intensity.
Horror doesn't have to be about zombies, vampires, witches, or those things that go bump in the night.
True horror--the psychological kind--is far more terrifying.
Thanks for your review.
~Dean

Comment from Pantygynt

Excellent

One is reminded of Shakespeare's "As you like it"

"Blow, blow thou winter wind
thou art not so unkind
as man's ingratitude"

Although it is not ingratitude here that does the wounding, the comparison is apposite. Geat alliteration towards the end.

 Comment Written 29-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2017

Thanks very much for reading, Jim.
I appreciate your feedback, as always.
~Dean

Comment from Janet Foor

Exceptional

Your haiku packs a punch for all of us to be mindful of Dean. Angry words are remembered and affect us long into adulthood. Unfortunately, kind words are often forgotten.
Excellent alliteration in this excellent haiku.

blessings
Janet

 Comment Written 29-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2017

I gotta agree with you there, Janet. We'd be so much better off and well-adjusted if we could only recall the kinder things said to us as children.
Unfortunately it doesn't often work out that way.
Who can say why for sure?
Thanks for your positive comments, and the six as well.
I deeply appreciate you, your time, and your review.
Take care,
~Dean

Comment from Mark Valentine

Excellent

This haiku cuts right to the heart of the matter also. Truer words were never spoken. My most intense regrets were things I said to my kids in anger (thankfully they're weren't too many of those, but enough). The fact that this has the look of a horror poem and that it comes from someone whom we're accustomed to regarding as a writer of horror, adds intensity to the message.

 Comment Written 29-Jun-2017

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reply by the author on 29-Jun-2017

I too have said things in anger to my kids I wish I hadn't, Mark. We're parents, true, but none of us are perfect parents (although there are some here who would like you to believe otherwise.).
There are no instruction manuals for parenting. Oh sure, there are "self-help" books, but children don't come with a book of instructions.
So, we muddle through as best we can, try to learn from our mistakes, and love and support our kids as best we know how.
Thanks very much for your review.
~Dean