I wrote a letter once, well it was a series of letters to a stranger. I've always been more of a writer, especially when I have unkind things to say. It's never been about fear, I know how much words hurt, especially when spurted carelessly in anger.

They can never be forgotten, time reminds us unexpectedly every chance it gets and the wounds burn afresh.

Words, I've always heeded them, so when they burned with a venom, I wrote them down and I still do. Apologies never undo the horror of the words we speak, I learned that early on and it shaped my angry outburst... I rarely have them.

Why all this you ask? It's day eight of my blogging university course, and although I haven't kept a consistent 20-day writing schedule, I am writing and I will finish it. Today's post has to involve a letter, so that's where this is coming from... and going.

Once before, I got into a heated argument with a friend and when things began to spiral out of control, further towards that point of no return, where the words would just pour out with the intent to hurt and sting, so I shut my mouth, went to the side and started writing:

Letters to a Stranger, part 78
Dear Stranger,
I AM LIVID!

That was all I wrote that day, and every time I think back to it, I laugh. The words never manifested on paper because my friend grabbed my phone out of my hand and told me to say whatever the hell I had to say to his face- and I did. They were such unkind words, but some things need to be said, no matter how damning.

He needed to hear them and I needed to say those words so that a line would be drawn... so that he'd know I'd always been capable of saying those words, I merely chose not to because sometimes no matter how desperately true they may be, some words cut deeper than knives and stir a desire in a man's core to hate you.

Thinking back to that incident now, I don't regret it and I don't wish it happened differently. Certain people take one's diplomacy and choice to let peace reign as cowardice and weakness, when in truth, it's always been the true measure of strength.