Wednesday, April 19, 2023

"This Week"

Words

         Batter—
                  Become wounding fists
                           Punching gut
Fury
         Rages—
                  Mauls rational thought
                           Devouring differences
Cruelty
         Cuts—
                  Cultivates hateful insanity
                           Breeding spite
I recoil in disbelief
         Evaluate—
                  Nurture my flagging sensibilities
                           Defending choice
I fold into myself
         Protect—
                  Shield my diminishing spirit
                           Blocking pain
I triage my wounds
         Heal—
                  Bind my bleeding-heart liberalism
                           Seeking restoration

Copyright 2018 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman

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