human reflexes
to inflict pain upon those
we believe hurt us
A cycle of destruction that threatens to consume us all.
June 4, 2020: Reflexes of Pain
Tag: anger
We love to quarrel so
We love to quarrel
Satisfied with petty spite
Yet the sun will rise
Counteracting the rage: a haiku
Fear births rage
So easily exploited
Instead, speak of hope
Countering rage with rage isn’t creatuve, isn’t beautiful. We only become more divided, leaving more scorched earth, more broken. We must remember community has value, too.
Youthful Memories: A Free Verse Meditation
Youthful memories
Comic books
Toy ray-guns
Sunlit days
Free of shoes
Sand covered toes
Burning echoes
Of the first-girl-I-loved’s
Bemusement
And resultant mockery
I wonder
Why suffering
Delights us so?
Such cruelty divides us
A charred gulf bearing
Smoldering rubble
Remnants of hope
So many memories of this journey called life. Painful ones sometimes rise up, reminding me of their place in my mind, my psyche. Hints of underlying angers and frustrations, damage done.
InvectiveÂ
I’ve grown quite weary
All the invective tiring
It’s all lost on me 
The Poison Of AngerÂ
Anger within heartsÂ
Poison flowing so deeply
Roots reaching your stone
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Comfortable with Rage
Comfortable with rage
Reflexive feeling for us
Destruction’s fast lane
Patience in Anger
Patience in anger,
This discipline of the mind
Saves one regret’s pain
Escape
Let go of anger
Escape pride and envy’s grasp
Such is peace’s path
Echoes of Anger
Fearful of ancient rage
Rattling dusty cadavers
Forgotten dreamsÂ
Hidden within
Away from the glare
Of expectation
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