This is just to say

I was listening to the last podcast of "This American Life". The theme that week was people apologizing without really apologizing. I've experienced my share of that as a teacher as I am sure most parents have experience with their own children. I've even reverted to questioning the apology given - stating that if they were really sorry for their behavior, they would change their negative or inappropriate behavior. I digress...

They ended the episode sharing some poetry based off the William Carlos Williams poem, "This is Just to Say" (http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15535)

There were 2 that struck me specifically.

 

One was by Andrew Vechionie, "Sorry, but it was beautiful"

Sorry I took your money and burned it,

But it looked like the world falling apart when it crackled and burned.

So, I think it was worth it,

After all, you can't see the world fall apart everyday.

The other was by Shalome Oushlander

He was a trouble maker, okay?

And didn't know when to shut up.

Still, we wouldn't have killed him had we known he was the Lord.