Swing In A Tree: arguments

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

"Dental Floss"

Cheap dental floss

—not the desired brand—
            Frays
            Leaves strands
                        trapped
Frustrated before sunrise
            I fling the new container aside—
                        thumping it into the trash
                        announcing my irritation
Temper flames my words,
            “We had an entire conversation about this!”
Feeling trivialized and minimized
            I cut to make him smaller
And I braid those fine wax fibers
            into Porter’s rope
                        Giving it weight—
                                    Importance
Until
            my snarling reflection
            snaps me to The Big Picture
It is—
            after all—
Only dental floss

Sunday, February 25, 2018

"DELETE, DELETE, DELETE"

More deaths

More excuses

More status updates

More comments

I’m right

You’re wrong

It is the weapon

Fuck you

Punching keys

Angry

Frustrated

Viciously vomiting vile

DELETE, DELETE, DELETE

I understand

Your fears bind your logic

It is the weapon—and more

Let’s find common ground

Pausing at each letter

Appeasing

Calmer

Weighing wary words

More deaths

More excuses

More status updates

More comments

I’m right

You’re wrong

Lives matter

Fuck you baby killer

Gnashing teeth

Pissed

Wordless

Shredding senseless shit

DELETE, DELETE, DELETE

I understand

Your reasoning rambles

It is the weapon—and more

Set aside the diversion—for another time

Carefully staying focused

Sensible

Cogent

Decisively data driven

More deaths

More excuses

More status updates

More comments

I’m right

You’re wrong

More guns? No way!

Fuck you BITCH!

Away from keyboard

Pulling hair

Livid

Annihilating aggravating assholes

DELETE, DELETE, DELETE