Jelani Hall Poet Bio

Biting My Tongue

Secret cursed words unleashed
They fell from spiteful lips
Through a fake smile
Clenched teeth
Pretended to be spoken opposite of venomously 
Thrown like stones at any glass house
Yet only after they threw the empty bottles of Windex out
Graceless 
Wasn’t there when it was said 
Making such an insult, faceless
There is no charade 
But that’s not what offends
I’m not a reptile that just blends in
Let he cast the first stone be without sin
I gnash my teeth
Trying to forget
Seems like they want to force a U-turn
So they’re not alone holding onto their regret
It can’t be unsaid 
It won’t be undone
It’s impossible to rewind
Like using a garden hose to extinguish the Sun
It’s I whom they believe is taking advantage 
I take nothing because I’ve always been a giver
Raised to be civilized not a social savage
Quietly allow the constant insensitivity to possibly abate
Deny the grievance any space
Refuse to enact with customized ignorance Resist all verbal desire to retaliate
Tired of biting my tongue

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Silent One November 8, 2017 at 3:02 PM Sometimes we need to bite our tongue so that we dont use words that we later regret.. but sometimes coward bullies need to be put in their place, so right words need to be used.. Well expressed Jelani..