Excuses For 'Dick-Ta-Tor-Ship' - the Short Man Syndrome

Height is not an issue
But today I got introduced to a nasty verbal stew
It was this one bullish kind of comment
Of odium and torment

Initially I thought, it was human nature
Coming from a relative who is short in stature
The tyrant venting with a curse
A sheer case of moral shortsightedness

‘Conquer the whole world and lose your own soul’
Egoistic pride becoming his ultimate goal
I wish He could really be a mentor
For when there is troubling waters, he steers the young to the shore

His ignorance makes me very very angry
I pray that of this treacherous plot, I am set free
If I were not 'born again' in Christ and he were a watermelon
I swear my words would have been a sharp knife and his mouth a cracked gallon

Spider-man, he definitely is not
Being a woman, I Wonder why he insists on making Fijian ‘lovo’ in a foreign pot
My family counselor said ‘it is the short man's syndrome’
********! Sheer ignorance; fact is, from childhood, he hasn't mentally grown.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Warrior Avatar
August 6, 2017 at 11:24 PM
To each their own...forgiveness is the first step toward change...even for the Napoleons of the world lol...well put Rohini...god bless...^WW^
Balram Avatar
August 6, 2017 at 11:33 PM
Thank you WW. Carrying a grave load ain't ideal for sure. This is me just ranting at a paternal uncle who has an issue with me changing my religion from Hinduism to Christianity. Forgiveness starts at home but very hard at the moment as he doesn't stop his anti-religious comments in any forum that I write/speak in; I am glad he isn't here thus I can vent freely lol.
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