Kai Michael Neumann Poet Free verse

emotional shrapnel

invincibility had been a difficult pastime 
the flak vest of insecurity and coverups 
had managed to inflate anxieties and fears
to the bursting point of impromptu explosion
 
the festering boil had to be lanced at any cost
for resentments anger hurt and self-harm to subside	
a bullet proof illusion was no longer an option
to call it friendly fire would be an understatement

what started as a splinter soon became a red-hot cudgel
incising the mind soul body complex of delusions
yet no more fully detached from valid emotions
he decided that having feeling was better than amnesia

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Sara Jama May 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM Congratulations on placing in my contest. I enjoyed the depth of your write. The use of metaphors to describe overwhelming emotions was fantastic. And yes to feel even too much is better than feeling nothing. Thank you for writing. Kai Michael Neumann May 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM Tahnk you so much for hosting the contest and for placing my poem. Kid wishes, Kai