5/6/2025 for Emotional Shrapnel Poetry Contest sponsored by Sara Jama
Pile Up self-perceived failure, blame guilt, disappointment, shame Pressure unexpressed, unfulfilled needs expectations nobody heeds Perilous Pitch consider this - you are much bigger someone small can be the trigger Pyrotechnics An explosion, shrapnel sent wounds the nearby innocent Peace at Last great, now you have relief you now have peace, however brief Pain shrapnel cuts deep, like a knife imbeds itself, there's pain for life
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