Sorry for the late prompt. This week let’s write a respect poem. Remember, respect is both a noun and a verb. I look forward to finding out what it means to you in the comments below.
About Bartholomew Barker
Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, where he has hosted monthly workshops for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2021, 2024 & 2025 as well as the Best of the Net Anthology in 2024. His work has appeared in The Lake, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Panoply, Tipton Poetry Journal, the Gyroscope Review and the Naugatuck River Review among others.
Living Poetry 
Aretha said it well
Singing it from her soul
it was about a man
but, you know, anything goes
R E S P E C T
just what does it mean to me?
Responding with care
Elegantly commenting
Stating with caution
Placing others feelings in perspective
Edging to the other side with grace
Caring before conveying
Taking the time to listen
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | November 9, 2020, 5:53 PMThat’s awesome Lisa! Very appropriate for the current times!
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Posted by Pen Wize | November 9, 2020, 5:59 PMThank you! It was the first thing in my head 😀
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | November 9, 2020, 6:03 PMExcellent!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | November 9, 2020, 6:36 PMThank you for the prompt!
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | November 9, 2020, 6:55 PMhttps://jeanmarieolivieri.wordpress.com/2020/11/10/what-does-respect-mean-to-you/
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Posted by JeanMarie | November 10, 2020, 6:36 AMYou said it!!!
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | November 10, 2020, 7:47 AMHear hear!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | November 10, 2020, 5:03 PM